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Periodic Table (Midterm)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Nonmetals are located in what section of this periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Yellow
c)
Pink
2.
Which number is the atomic mass?
a)
79
b)
196.97
3.
What is the chemical symbol for Helium?
a)
H
b)
HE
c)
He
d)
Li
4.
Which of these models best represents the element neon, as a gas?
a)
Model A
b)
Model B
c)
Model C
d)
Model D
5.
The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
Chemical Symbol
d)
Element Name
6.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Halogens
7.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
8.
How many neutrons and protons are in a Gold atom?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
118
d)
275
9.
Why is water NOT on the periodic table?
a)
It is naturally occurring
b)
It is a compound, not an element
c)
It exists as a solid, a liquid, and a gas
d)
Its chemical formula doesn't fit
10.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of these are electrons
11.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
12.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
13.
Iron's chemical symbol is...
a)
Ag
b)
Fe
c)
I
d)
Ir
14.
Mg is the chemical symbol for the element... 
a)
Magnesium
b)
Manganesse
c)
Iron
d)
Oxygen
15.
The atomic number tells you...
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
16.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
electrons
d)
compounds
17.
What period and group is Silver (Ag)? 
a)
Period 2, Group 1
b)
Period 3, Group 16
c)
Period 5, Group 11
d)
Period 2, 14
18.
What section on the periodic table is the most reactive? 
a)
yellow
b)
green
c)
dark blue
d)
orange
19.
All of the actinides are ___________.
a)
stable
b)
radioactive
c)
shiny
d)
named after scientists
20.
Elements in a ..................have similar chemical properties.  
a)
period
b)
group
c)
row
21.
The simplest substance is..?
a)
Carbon
b)
An element
c)
Water
d)
A simple compound 
22.
A proton is....
a)
A negatively charged subatomic particle
b)
A positively charged subatomic particle
c)
A neutrally charged subatomic particle
d)
The only subatomic particle located in the nucleus
23.
A neutron has a charge of
a)
+2
b)
No charge
c)
-1
d)
+1
24.
The period for Bromine is ___________.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
25.
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
a)
K and Na
b)
K and Ca
c)
K and Cl
d)
K and S
26.
Which of the following lists only elements?
a)
H2O + OH, MgCl2
b)
H2O, KF, Ne
c)
KCl, Ag, Au
d)
K, Cl, N
27.
Metalloids can be described as...
a)
same as nonmetals
b)
bad conductors
c)
characteristics of metals and nonmetals
d)
same as metals
28.
In what section would Transition Metals be found?
a)
orange
b)
light blue
c)
blue
d)
white
29.
A negatively charged particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n)
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
quark
30.
How many protons are in Beryllium?
a)
4
b)
9
c)
5
d)
2