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TEST Chapter 16

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
   Most of the elements (85%) in the periodic table are.
a)
a. metals..
b)
b. metalloids
c)
c. gases.
d)
d. nonmetals.
2.
 Mendeleev arranged the elements by
a)
a. density.
b)
b. melting point.
c)
c. appearance.
d)
d. increasing atomic mass.
3.
 The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a(n)
a)
a. group.
b)
b. family.
c)
c. period.
d)
d. atomic number.
4.
What are the vertical columns of the periodic table called (we sometimes call them families)?
a)
a. groups
b)
b. periods
c)
c. atomic number
d)
d. rows
5.
What does the atomic number tell us?
a)
A.  number of neutrons
b)
B. mass of atom
c)
C. number of protons
d)
D. name of element
6.
Which elements often share properties?
a)
A. Those in a period
b)
B. Those with the same color
c)
C. Those in the same family or group
7.
Which particle in an atom determines the identity of the element?
a)
A. neutron
b)
B. proton
c)
C. electron
d)
D. 
8.
When looking at Column one of the periodic table.  How many valence electrons does each element have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
9.
Which group of elements has a full outer shell?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
7
d)
8
10.
We all know there are three parts to an atom,  where is most of its mass located?
a)
In its cloud
b)
In the Nucleus
c)
In protons
11.
What does the atomic number tell us?
a)
number of protons
b)
number of neutrons
12.
A one or two letter abbreviation  used to represent an element is called a(n) ________
a)
chemical symbol
b)
element sign
13.
Particles in an atom's nucleus that are neutral and have no charge are 
a)
megatrons. 
b)
electrons.
c)
neutrons.
d)
protons. 
14.
An atom with atomic number 6 would have how many protons?
a)
6
b)
12
c)
3
d)
cannot be determined 
15.
What is the atomic number for an element with three protons?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
6
16.
What is the atomic symbol for sodium?
a)
Na
b)
So
c)
NaCl
d)
S
17.
A negatively charged particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n)
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
quark
18.
What charge does a proton have?
a)
Negative
b)
Positive
c)
Neutral
d)
Visa
19.
The smallest piece of an element is known as a(n) 
a)
Periodic Table
b)
Atom
c)
Group
d)
Period
20.
Group 18 elements are known as the _____ _____ and have full valence shells.
a)
royal gases.
b)
supreme solids.
c)
noble gases.
d)
legit liquids.
21.
A(n) _______ electron is _______ the nucleus.
a)
spinning,  closest to
b)
valence,  attached to
c)
valence, farthest from
d)
negative, inside
22.
The atomic number of this pictured element is
a)
28
b)
58.6934
c)
Ni
d)
Nickel
23.
An atom is made up of mostly
a)
protons.
b)
neutrons.
c)
empty space.
d)
electrons.
24.
Our ideas and understanding of the atom and its structure have stayed the same for thousands of years.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
All elements occur naturally on earth.
a)
False
b)
True
26.
Negatively charged particles that move quickly around an atom are
a)
electrons.
b)
protons.
c)
neutrons.
d)
leptons.
27.
The majority of elements on the periodic table are
a)
man made.
b)
nonmetals.
c)
metals.
d)
gases.
28.
A neutral atom of the element sodium has 11 protons and ____ electrons.
a)
22
b)
23
c)
8
d)
11
29.
Elements on the left side of the periodic table are 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
30.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
31.
What are the first two elements on the periodic table?
a)
hydrogen and helium
b)
hydrogen and lithium
c)
hydrogen and carbon
d)
nitrogen and helium
32.
Nonmetals are located in what section of this periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Yellow
c)
Pink
33.
Which number is the atomic mass?
a)
79
b)
196.97
34.
What does the atomic mass tell you?
a)
Basically,the number of electrons and protons
b)
The number of neutrons
c)
Basically, the number of protons and neutrons
d)
The number of protons.
35.
How many Valance electrons does Iodine Have?
a)
6
b)
16
c)
7
d)
17
36.
Elements in the same ________ are more chemically similar.
a)
group
b)
period
c)
club
d)
table
37.
The elements in this group only have 1 valence electron and include Li, Na, and K. 
a)
Group 11
b)
Group 1
c)
Group 3
38.

The _________ is the particle in the nucleus of the atom that carries a positive charged and is counted to identify the atomic number.

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

isotopes

d)

element

39.

Anything that has mass and takes up space

a)

matter

b)

volume

c)

mass

d)

light

40.

The particles in the atoms that account for most of the mass of the atom are protons and _____________

a)

electrons

b)

alpha particles

c)

isotopes

d)

neutrons

41.

What does an atom consist of?

a)

electrons, protons, and alpha particles

b)

neutrons and protons

c)

electrons, protons, and neutrons

d)

elements, protons, and electrons

42.

What are two atoms that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons called?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

isotopes

d)

metalloids

43.

Which label points to a neutron?

a)

Arrow 1

b)

Arrow 2

c)

Arrow 3

d)

Arrow 4

e)

Arrow 5

44.

Which label points to a proton?

a)

Arrow 1

b)

Arrow 2

c)

Arrow 3

d)

Arrow 4

e)

Arrow 5

45.

The periodic table block shown above lists properties of the element chlorine. What does the number 35.453 mean?

a)

the number of neutrons and electrons in every chlorine atom

b)

the total number of neutrons and protons in every chlorine atom

c)

the average number of electrons and protons in a chlorine atom

d)

the average number of neutrons and protons in a chlorine atom

46.

According to the periodic table block, how many electrons does an uncharged atom of chlorine have?

a)

17

b)

18

c)

35

d)

36

47.
A substance that can NOT be broken down into any other substance chemically or  physically is — 
a)
a mixture
b)
an element
c)
a compound
d)
a solution
48.
The smallest part of an element, that still has the properties of that element, is — 
a)
a nucleus
b)
an atom
c)
a molecule
d)
a compound
49.
How many proton are in this element?
a)
238
b)
92
c)
146
50.
How many electrons are in this element?
a)
238
b)
92
c)
146