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The Periodic Table

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
2.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
3.
a)
Same group
b)
Same period
4.
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 17
c)
Group 2
d)
Group 18
5.
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 17
c)
Group 18
d)
Group 2
6.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
7.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
8.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
9.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
10.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
11.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
12.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
13.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
14.
The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
chemical symbol
d)
element name
15.
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
16.
What is the chemical symbol for Lithium?
a)
H
b)
He
c)
Li
d)
N
17.

The atomic number tells you what?

a)

number of electrons

b)

number of protons

c)

number of neutrons

d)

both electrons and protons in an atom.

18.
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
19.
A neutron has a charge of
a)
+2
b)
No charge
c)
-1
d)
+1
20.
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.
21.
The atomic number of this pictured element is
a)
28
b)
58.6934
c)
Ni
d)
Nickel
22.
A negatively charged particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n)
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
quark
23.
How many neutrons are in a Gold atom?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
118
d)
275
24.
What does the 1.00794 stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic explosion
25.
The electrons of an atom are found...
a)
in the outer "cloud" surrounding the atom.
b)
in the nucleus of the atom.
c)
in the cloud and in the nucleus.
26.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
27.
Choose the answer which contains ONLY elements.
a)
carbon dioxide, carbon, boron
b)
water, calcium, bromine
c)
hydrogen, carbon dioxide, paper
d)
gold, silver, iron
28.
The chemical formula for table sugar (sucrose) is C12H22O11. Name all the elements found in this compound.
a)
Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen
b)
Calcium, helium, iodine
c)
Oxygen, calcium, hydrogen
d)
Helium, carbon, oxygen
29.
What element is represented in this Bohr Model? 
a)
Carbon
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Aluminum
d)
Lithium
30.
How many electrons can the second electron shell hold?
a)
2
b)
8
c)
16
d)
18
31.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
32.
1st shell of an atom can hold maximum of 
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
33.
a)
2
b)
8
c)
3
d)
13
34.
a)
12
b)
7
c)
8
d)
14
35.
How many electrons can the 1st electron shell hold?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
8
d)
18
36.
How many electrons can the 2nd electron shell hold?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
8
d)
18
37.
How many electrons can the 3rd electron shell hold?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
8
d)
18
38.
Valence electrons are the...
a)
Innermost electrons
b)
Middle electrons
c)
Outermost electrons
d)
Any electrons