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Periodic Table Practice Quiz #1 Introduction

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Elements in A

a)

Noble gases

b)

Transition metals

c)

Alkali metals

d)

Alkaline Earth metals

e)

Lanthanides

2.

Elements in F

a)

Metalloids

b)

Transition metals

c)

Alkali metals

d)

Halogens

e)

Lanthanides

3.

Would the elements in D be paramagnetic or diamagnetic?

a)

Paramagnetic

b)

Diamagnetic

c)

Both paramagnetic and diamagnetic

d)

Some are paramagnetic, some are diamagnetic

e)

Cannot be determined from the information given

4.

Elements in B

a)

Halogens

b)

Transition metals

c)

Alkali metals

d)

Alkaline Earth metals

e)

Noble gases

5.

Elements in G

a)

Halogens

b)

Transition metals

c)

Alkali metals

d)

Alkaline Earth metals

e)

Noble gases

6.

Why is the table of elements called the "Periodic Table"?

a)

Because it describes the periodic motion of celestial bodies.

b)

Because it describes the periodic recurrence of chemical properties.

c)

Because the rows are called periods.

d)

Because elements are grouped as metals, metalloids and nonmetals.

e)

None of these.

7.

Name a nonmetal in Period 2

a)

sodium

b)

zinc

c)

oxygen

d)

aluminum

e)

boron

8.

Which of the following metals is NOT an element?

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

copper

d)

bronze

e)

aluminum

9.

Which of the following elements is a metalloid in period 4?

a)

silicon

b)

arsenic

c)

bromine

d)

carbon

e)

phosphsorous

10.

Why is Mendeleev given credit for organizing the first periodic table, even though other scientists did similar work?

a)

Mendeleev was the first scientist to predict atomic mass

b)

Mendeleev predicted the existence of electrons as the primary reason for the organization in the periodic table

c)

Mendeleev used his table to predict the properties of undiscovered elements.

d)

Mendeleev demonstrated that some elements were highly reactive.

e)

Mendeleev named the groups in the periodic table, such as halogens and noble gases.

11.

What is the name and formula of an element in the 4th period with six electrons in a d sub level

a)

iron

b)

titanium

c)

calcium

d)

nickel

e)

copper

12.

How is the modern periodic table different from the one that Mendeleev proposed?

a)

The modern periodic table is arranged by increasing atomic mass.

b)

The modern periodic table is arranged by increasing atomic number.

c)

The modern periodic table is arranged by groups of elements with similar properties

d)

The modern periodic table is arranged by color.

e)

The modern periodic table is arranged in alphabetical order.