Free Printable Elements & The Periodic Table

1.

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

a)

Al

b)

Ag

c)

Ar

d)

Au

2.

What is the chemical symbol for chlorine?

a)

C

b)

Ca

c)

Cl

d)

Cu

3.

What is the chemical symbol for calcium?

a)

C

b)

Ca

c)

Cu

d)

Cl

4.

What is the chemical symbol for carbon?

a)

C

b)

Ca

c)

Cl

d)

Cu

5.

What is the chemical symbol for copper?

a)

C

b)

Ca

c)

Cu

d)

Cl

6.

What is the chemical symbol for silver?

a)

Au

b)

Ag

c)

Al

d)

Ar

7.

What is the chemical symbol for sulfur?

a)

Su

b)

S

c)

Sf

d)

Si

8.

What is the chemical symbol for silicon?

a)

S

b)

Si

c)

Su

d)

Sc

9.

What is the chemical symbol for sodium?

a)

S

b)

So

c)

N

d)

Na

10.

What is the chemical symbol for helium?

a)

H

b)

He

c)

Hl

d)

Hm

11.

What is the chemical symbol for hydrogen?

a)

H

b)

He

c)

Hy

d)

Hd

12.

What is the chemical symbol for iron?

a)

I

b)

Ir

c)

F

d)

Fe

13.

What is the chemical symbol for zinc?

a)

Zn

b)

Z

c)

Zi

d)

Zc

14.

What is the chemical symbol for nickel?

a)

N

b)

Ni

c)

Nc

d)

Nl

15.

What is the chemical symbol for fluorine?

a)

F

b)

Fl

c)

Fu

d)

Fe

16.

What is the chemical symbol for boron?

a)

B

b)

Be

c)

Bo

d)

Br

17.

What is the chemical symbol for aluminum?

a)

Al

b)

Au

c)

Ag

d)

Am

18.

What is the chemical symbol for neon?

a)

N

b)

Ne

c)

No

d)

Nn

19.

What is the chemical symbol for nitrogen?

a)

N

b)

Ne

c)

Ni

d)

Nt

20.

What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?

a)

O

b)

Ox

c)

Oy

d)

Og

21.

What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

a)

P

b)

Ka

c)

K

d)

Pt

22.

What is the chemical symbol for phosphorous?

a)

P

b)

Ph

c)

K

d)

Ps

23.

What is the chemical symbol for lithium?

a)

L

b)

Li

c)

Lt

d)

Lh

24.

How did Mendeleev arrange the elements?

a)

alphabetical

b)

density

c)

melting point

d)

atomic mass

25.

The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a

a)

group

b)

family

c)

period

d)

atomic number

26.

A vertical column is called...

a)

group

b)

tower

c)

period

d)

crew

27.

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

28.

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

29.

Pure forms of these elements are stored in oil so they won't react with oxygen and water in the air.

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline-earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

30.

Diamonds are a pure form of what element?

a)

Carbon

b)

Oxygen

c)

Silicon

d)

Silver

31.

Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Periods

32.

This class of elements are sometimes called "semiconductors."

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Groups

33.

What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?

a)

14

b)

7

c)

15

d)

18

34.

What is the atomic number for an element with three protons?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

6

35.

Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are

a)

negatrons

b)

electrons

c)

neutrons

d)

protons

36.

The positive particles of an atom are

a)

electrons

b)

positrons

c)

neutrons

d)

protons

37.

An atom with atomic number 6 would have how many protons?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

3

d)

cannot be determined

38.

This was the first model of the atom ever proposed. It was simple and described atoms as tiny spheres that could not be broken down into smaller pieces.

a)

Democritus's model of the atom

b)

The "Plum Pudding Model" of the atom

c)

The "Rutherford Model" of the atom

d)

The "Solar System Model" of the atom

39.

J.J. Thomson used a cathode ray tube to find what particle in the atom?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

40.

Who discovered the nucleus of an atom?

a)

JJ Thomson

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

John Dalton

d)

Democritus

41.

Which word would closely define the term "atomos"?

a)

Incredible

b)

Indivisible

c)

Indelible

d)

Independent

42.

Which scientist is credited with creating the planetary model or the orbit model?

a)

Dalton

b)

Rutherford

c)

Thompson

d)

Bohr

43.

The majority of an atom's mass exists where?

a)

In the nucleus

b)

In the electron cloud

c)

In the space between the nucleus and the electrons

d)

In the neutrons

44.

A majority of an atoms volume can be attributed to the atoms

a)

nucleus

b)

electron cloud

45.

This model was developed after J.J. Thompson discovered electrons, a particle smaller than an atom. Is shows electrons floating freely in a positive space.

a)

The "Plum Pudding Model" (Watermelon model) of the atom

b)

The Planetary model

c)

Democritus's model of the atom

d)

The "Solar System Model" (orbital model) of the atom

e)

The Billiard ball model

46.

This was the first model of the atom ever proposed. It was simple and described atoms as tiny spheres that could not be broken down into smaller pieces.

a)

The Billiard Ball model of the atom by John Dalton/ Democritus's model of the atom

b)

The "Plum Pudding Model" of the atom by JJ Thomson

c)

The "Rutherford Model" of the atom

d)

The "Solar System Model" of the atom

47.

Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms were mostly _________________.

a)

negatively charged

b)

positively charged

c)

electrons

d)

empty space.

48.

What contribution did John Dalton make to atomic theory?

a)

He discovered that every atom was positively charged.

b)

He discovered that every element consisted of one type of atom.

c)

He discovered that atoms had nuclei.

d)

He discovered that atoms could be divided into smaller parts.

49.

Who developed the first periodic table of the elements?

a)

Dimitri Mendeleev

b)

John Dalton

c)

JJ Thomson

d)

Earnest Rutherford

Elements & The Periodic Table

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