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Elements and the P.T.o.E.

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
GOLD
a)
Al
b)
Ag
c)
Ar
d)
Au
2.
CHLORINE
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cl
d)
Cu
3.
CALCIUM
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cu
d)
Cl
4.
CARBON
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cl
d)
Cu
5.
COPPER
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cu
d)
Cl
6.
SILVER
a)
Au
b)
Ag
c)
Al
d)
Ar
7.
SULFUR
a)
Su
b)
S
c)
Sf
d)
Si
8.
SILICON
a)
S
b)
Si
c)
Su
d)
Sc
9.
SODIUM
a)
S
b)
So
c)
N
d)
Na
10.
HELIUM
a)
H
b)
He
c)
Hl
d)
Hm
11.
HYDROGEN
a)
H
b)
He
c)
Hy
d)
Hd
12.
IRON
a)
I
b)
Ir
c)
F
d)
Fe
13.
ZINC
a)
Zn
b)
Z
c)
Zi
d)
Zc
14.
NICKEL
a)
N
b)
Ni
c)
Nc
d)
Nl
15.
FLUORINE
a)
F
b)
Fl
c)
Fu
d)
Fe
16.
BORON
a)
B
b)
Be
c)
Bo
d)
Br
17.
ALUMINUM
a)
Al
b)
Au
c)
Ag
d)
Am
18.
NEON
a)
N
b)
Ne
c)
No
d)
Nn
19.
NITROGEN
a)
N
b)
Ne
c)
Ni
d)
Nt
20.
OXYGEN
a)
O
b)
Ox
c)
Oy
d)
Og
21.
BERYLLIUM
a)
B
b)
Bo
c)
Be
d)
Br
22.
POTASSIUM
a)
P
b)
Ka
c)
K
d)
Pt
23.
MAGNESIUM
a)
M
b)
Mg
c)
Ma
d)
Mn
24.
PHOSPHOROUS
a)
P
b)
Ph
c)
K
d)
Ps
25.
LITHIUM
a)
L
b)
Li
c)
Lt
d)
Lh
26.
A one or two letter abbreviation  used to represent an element is called a(n) ________
a)
chemical symbol
b)
element sign
27.
What does the atomic number tell us?
a)
number of protons
b)
number of neutrons
28.
_________are not good conductors of heat or electricity.
a)
Metals
b)
Metalloids
c)
Nonmetals
29.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
21
d)
None of the above
30.
Who first arranged the periodic table?
a)
Vladimir Mendeleev
b)
Dmitri Mendeleev
c)
Ivan Mendeleev
d)
Vasily Mendeleev
31.

Carbon

a)

CA

b)

C

c)

Ca

d)

Cn

32.
What does the 6 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
33.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
34.
What does 12.011 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
35.

the positively charged subatomic particle contained in the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

36.

a subatomic particle, contained in the nucleus of an atom, having the same mass as a proton but no electrical charge

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

37.

a negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

38.

one or two letters that represent the name of an element

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

39.

a grouping of elements based on similar properties, arranged by columns in the periodic table; also known as a group

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

40.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
41.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
15
d)
18
42.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the metalloids.

a)

bright yellow

b)

gold

c)

teal

d)

light blue

43.

The periodic table is mostly comprised of what type of element?

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

44.

Which elements are to the LEFT of the zigzag?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

45.

Which elements are colored red?

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

metalloids

46.
Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
47.
All of these properties describe metals except...
a)
malleable
b)
conductors
c)
brittle 
d)
shiny
48.
What element primarily makes a diamond?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Silver
c)
Carbon
d)
Calcium
49.
What is the symbol for Potassium?
a)
P
b)
K
c)
Pb
d)
Pd
50.
What is the name of this element?
a)
Helium
b)
Rubidium
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Mercury
51.
Which one of these is not a noble gas?
a)
Helium
b)
Radon
c)
Iodine
d)
Krypton
52.
What is the atomic number of Rubidium?
a)
37
b)
44
c)
45
d)
86
53.
What is the atomic number of Rubidium?
a)
37
b)
44
c)
45
d)
86
54.
What is the atomic number of Oxygen?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
55.
Which one of these is the symbol for lead?
a)
Rb
b)
Pb
c)
Li
d)
Au
56.
What two elements come together to make this substance in the picture?
a)
Oxygen and Carbon
b)
Sodium and Calcium
c)
Sodium and Chlorine
d)
Helium and Nitrogen
57.
If you were working out you would be "pumping _______."
a)
I
b)
Fe
c)
Mg
d)
Y
58.
__________ would have some characteristics of metals and some characteristics of nonmetals.
a)
Gold
b)
Sodium
c)
Arsenic
d)
Bismuth
59.
___________ is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature.
a)
Platinum
b)
Water
c)
Tin
d)
Mercury
60.
What element is this?
a)
Silver
b)
Silicon
c)
Sulfur
d)
Selenium
61.

A  negatively charged particle located outside the atom's nucleus is

a)

a neutron.

b)

a proton.

c)

an electron.

d)

a quark.

62.

A positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom is

a)

a quark.

b)

an electron.

c)

a proton.

d)

a neutron.

63.

A subatomic particle that has no charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom is

a)

a quark.

b)

a proton.

c)

a neutron.

d)

an electron.

64.

The center of an atom is 

a)

a neutron.

b)

a nucleus.

c)

a quark.

d)

a bohr.

65.

Smaller particles that make up protons and neutrons 

a)

are used in Lewis Dot diagrams

b)

are found in the different energy levels.

c)

are particle accelerators.

d)

are quarks.

66.
An atoms overall charge is 
a)
positive 
b)
depends on its mood 
c)
neutral 
d)
negative