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WorksheetsPeriodic Table - Unit Test
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group of elements belongs to the f-block?
a)
metals
b)
mettalloids
c)
inner transition metals
d)
nonmetals
2.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
3.
The atoms along the staircase are called
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
4.
In what section would Transition Metals be found?
a)
orange
b)
light blue
c)
blue
d)
white
5.
How are the elements in the periodic table arranged?
a)
by their atomic mass
b)
by their chemical symbol
c)
by their chemical name
d)
by their atomic number
6.
What element family is circled above?
a)
halogen
b)
Noble gases
c)
alkali metals
d)
transition metals
7.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
8.
Which of the following is a p block element?
a)
Ca
b)
Ar
c)
Re
d)
Au
9.
How many valence electrons does phosphorus have?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
8
d)
15
10.
Bromine is found in which block?
a)
s
b)
p
c)
d
d)
f
11.
Which of the following shows three elements in order of increasing conductivity?
a)
Mn, Ge, O
b)
Mn, O, Ge
c)
O, Ge, Mn
d)
Ge, O, Mn
12.
Which of the following lists the elements in order of decreasing malleability?
a)
Sb, Sn, Se
b)
Se, Sb, Sn
c)
Sn, Sb, Se
d)
Se, Sn, Sb
13.
Which of the following elements is a transuranium element?
a)
thorium
b)
erbium
c)
einsteinium
d)
neodymium
14.
Which of the following tend to form anions (negative ions) when bonding with other elements?
a)
noble gases
b)
nonmetals
c)
alkali metals
d)
alkaline earth metals
15.
The family of the most reactive metals
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline metals
c)
transition metals
d)
noble gases
16.
Which are not good conductors of heat and electricity?
a)
metals
b)
metalloids
c)
nonmetals
d)
all of these
17.
A brittle element would most likely belong to which category?
a)
metals
b)
metalloids
c)
nonmetals
d)
the edible ones
18.
The alkali metals are in which group of the PT?
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 2
c)
Group 3-12
d)
Group 18
19.
Most of this family is radioactive
a)
alkali metal
b)
transition metals
c)
inner transition metals
d)
noble gas
20.
How many valence electrons do the boron family have?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
21.
How many valence electrons do the nitrogen family have?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
22.
The only nonmetal that is liquid at room temperature is
a)
bromine
b)
mercury
c)
nitrogen
d)
iodine
23.
Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive) gases?
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
24.
The blue section is called the
a)
inner transition elements
b)
transition elements
c)
transuranium elements
d)
nonmetals
25.
Which family...
a)
Actinides
b)
Lanthanides
c)
Halogens
d)
Alkali
26.
Which family...
a)
Actinides
b)
Lanthanides
c)
Transition Metals
d)
Halogens
27.
Which statement is true about the properties of metalloids?
a)
Metalloids tend to have very similar properties to metals
b)
Metalloids tend to have very similar properties to nonmetals
c)
Metalloids tend to have properties that are a mixture of those of metals and nonmetals
d)
The properties of metalloids are completely different from both metals and nonmetals
28.
Which of the following is the most reactive group of non-metals?
a)
Oxygen family (Group 16)
b)
Noble Gases
c)
Halogens (Group 17)
d)
Nitrogen family (Group 15)
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