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Periodic Table of the Elements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mendeleev arranged the elements by their ________________

a)

alphabetical

b)

density

c)

melting point

d)

atomic mass

2.

The horizontal rows on the periodic table are called

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

3.

Each vertical column on the periodic table is called a...

a)

group

b)

tower

c)

period

d)

crew

4.

In each square of the periodic table, the number at the bottom is the:

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

chemical symbol

d)

element name

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.

What is the chemical symbol for Lead?

a)

Le

b)

Fe

c)

Ld

d)

Pb

7.

On the periodic table, elements on the right side of the "stair-step" line are classified as:

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

gases

d)

Halogens

8.

These elements located on the "stair-step" line are sometimes called "semiconductors."

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Groups

9.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
10.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
11.

How many Valance electrons does Iodine Have?

a)

6

b)

16

c)

7

d)

17

12.
Beryllium is in group number______.
a)
Group 2
b)
Group 3
c)
Group 4
d)
Group 7
13.
An element's identity is determined by the number of
a)
electrons.
b)
protons.
c)
neutrons.
d)
valence.
14.
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
a)
K and Na
b)
K and Ca
c)
K and Cl
d)
K and S
15.
How many electrons do atoms need to be stable?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
6
d)
8
16.

The atomic mass of an element is:

a)

the amount of electrons the element has

b)

the element's size

c)

the number of protons and neutrons an element has in its nucleus

d)

the element's name

17.

The atomic number is the

a)

average mass of the element

b)

number of protons an element has

c)

number of valence electrons an element has

d)

group and period an element belongs to

18.

Elements in the same group or family have the same number of

a)

neutrons

b)

valence electrons

c)

electrons

d)

energy levels

19.

Electrons...

a)

are found in the nucleus

b)

give us the atomic number of an element

c)

are how we identify each elements

d)

have a negative charge

20.

Elements in the same period have the same number of

a)

neutrons

b)

valence electrons

c)

electrons

d)

energy levels