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Periodic Law

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Mendeleev arrange the elements?

a)

alphabetically by element name

b)

density

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

2.

Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (unreactive) gases?

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

3.

Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called:

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

d)

radioactive

4.

Which element is not a metal?

a)

Hg

b)

Rh

c)

Al

d)

B

5.

What are the elements along the dark line on the periodic table called?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

noble gases

6.

What is on the left side of the dark line on the periodic table?

a)

Non-Metals

b)

Metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Anions

7.

Which is a halogen?

a)

Helium

b)

Chlorine

c)

Oxygen

d)

Niobium

8.

Which is an alkali metal?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Iron

c)

Sodium

d)

Europium

9.

A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table is called:

a)

column

b)

group

c)

period

d)

family

10.

A vertical column in the periodic table is called:

a)

row

b)

group

c)

period

d)

table

11.

In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:

a)

valence electrons

b)

atomic number

c)

alphabetical order

d)

atomic mass

12.

How many valance electrons does iodine have?

a)

6

b)

16

c)

7

d)

17

13.

The majority of elements on the periodic table are:

a)

radioactive.

b)

nonmetals.

c)

metals.

d)

gases.

14.

What period and group is arsenic?

a)

Period 3, Group 4A

b)

Period 3, Group 5A

c)

Period 4, Group 5A

d)

Period 4, Group 4A

15.

Metalloids are typically described as:

a)

the same as nonmetals

b)

the same as metals

c)

having characteristics of metals and nonmetals

d)

radioactive

16.

An electron that resides in the outermost shell of an atom is called:

a)

periodic trend

b)

electron shell

c)

ionic radius

d)

valence electron

17.

The group B elements are known as the:

a)

Rare Earth Metals

b)

Transition Metals

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Alkali Metals

18.

Which atom has the largest atomic radius?

a)

magnesium

b)

chlorine

c)

barium

d)

selenium

19.

Atoms in the periodic table get bigger when going down a column or group. This is because:

a)

The atoms have more mass.

b)

The atoms have more protons.

c)

The atoms have more energy levels.

d)

The atoms have more neutrons.

20.

As you move across the periodic table atoms tend to get smaller because:

a)

the atoms have more mass.

b)

the atoms have more neutrons.

c)

the atoms have more protons.

d)

the atoms have energy levels.

21.

Order the following from smallest to largest atomic radii:

Ra, Be, Ca, Rb, H

a)

Ra, Be, Rb, H, Ca

b)

Rb, H, Ca, Be, Ra

c)

Ra, Rb, Ca, Be, H

d)

H, Be, Ca, Rb, Ra

22.

What is the measure of the size of an atom ( generally defined as the distance from the nucleus to the outermost electron orbit)?

a)

electronegativity

b)

atomic radius

c)

ionization energy

d)

electron affinity

23.
Which periodic group has the smallest atomic radius?
a)
Alkali metals
b)
Halogens
c)
Noble Gases
d)
Transition metals
24.

The element with the largest electron affinity is:

a)

At

b)

F

c)

Cl

d)

Br

25.

As we go from the left side to the right side on the periodic table, electronegativity:

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains constant

26.

Which of the following elements has the highest electronegativity?

a)

Cl

b)

Si

c)

Mg

d)

Ca

27.

Which of the following has the lowest reactivity?

a)

P

b)

Au

c)

Ba

d)

Rb

28.

Atoms that have a high electronegativity:

a)

give up their electrons easily.

b)

hold on to their electrons tightly.

c)

have more electron shells.

d)

prefer to share their electrons.

29.

The energy required to remove the most loosely bound electron is the definition of:

a)

Electronegativity

b)

Electron Affinity

c)

Atomic Radius

d)

Ionization Energy

30.

The energy released when an electron is added to an atom is called:

a)

Valence shell

b)

Electronegativity

c)

Electron affinity

d)

Ionization energy

31.

Which element should be the least dense?

a)

Mo

b)

Hg

c)

Ca

d)

I

32.

Which of the following will have a lower ionization energy than Scandium (Sc)?

a)

Helium (He)

b)

Titanium (Ti)

c)

Calcium (Ca)

d)

Magnesium (Mg)