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Periodic Table Scavenger Hunt

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
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1.

The period in the periodic table are…

a)

The vertical columns of the periodic table

b)

The horizontal rows of the periodic table.

2.

Group or family on the periodic table is….

a)

The vertical columns of the periodic table

b)

The horizontal rows of the periodic table.

3.

Metals on the periodic table have…

a)

An element that has some characteristics of both metals and non-metals.

b)

An Element that lacks most of the properties of a metal.

c)

A class of elements characterized by physical properties that include shininess, malleability, ductility, and conductivity.

4.

Non-metals on the periodic table have…

a)

An element that has some characteristics of both metals and non-metals.

b)

An Element that lacks most of the properties of a metal.

c)

A class of elements characterized by physical properties that include shininess, malleability, ductility, and conductivity.

5.

Metalloids on the periodic table have…

a)

An element that has some characteristics of both metals and non-metals.

b)

An Element that lacks most of the properties of a metal.

c)

A class of elements characterized by physical properties that include shininess, malleability, ductility, and conductivity.

6.

What is a chemical Symbol?

a)

Its equal to the number of protons in the nucleus as well as the number of electrons in the electron cloud.

b)

The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in a specific isotope.

c)

A one or two letter abbreviation derived from the elements English of Latin name.

7.

What does the term atomic number mean?

a)

Its equal to the number of protons in the nucleus as well as the number of electrons in the electron cloud.

b)

The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in a specific isotope.

c)

A one or two letter abbreviation derived from the elements English of Latin name.

8.

What does the term atomic mass mean?

a)

Its equal to the number of protons in the nucleus as well as the number of electrons in the electron cloud.

b)

The sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in a specific isotope.

c)

A one or two letter abbreviation derived from the elements English of Latin name.

9.

Using the block from the periodic table list the Atomic number, Atomic mass, chemical Symbol and the elements name in that order.

a)

12.011, 6, C, Carbon

b)

6, 12.011, C, Carbon

10.

What state of matter are most of the elements in the periodic table?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

11.

What are the only two elements that are liquids at room temperature?

a)

Xenon, Tin

b)

Palladium, Uranium

c)

Bromine, Mercury

d)

Scandium, Argon

12.

What happened to reactivity of the elements as you go left to right across the periodic table.

a)

It decreases

b)

It stays the same

c)

It increases

d)

It increases and then Decreases

13.

What happens to atomic mass as you go left to right across the periodic table?

a)

It decreases

b)

It stays the same

c)

It increases

d)

It increases and then Decreases

14.

What happens to atomic mass as you go from top to bottom on a periodic table?

a)

It decreases

b)

It stays the same

c)

It increases

d)

It increases and then Decreases

15.

What happens to atom size as you go from top to bottom on the periodic table?

a)

It decreases

b)

It stays the same

c)

It increases

d)

It increases and then Decreases

16.

What happens to atom size as you go from left to right on the periodic table?

a)

It decreases

b)

It stays the same

c)

It increases

d)

It increases and then Decreases

17.

Most of the elements on the periodic table are non-metals.

a)

true

b)

false