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The Periodic Table - Reading 5.1-5.2

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element in figure 5-3 has the highest density?

a)

Chlorine

b)

Bromine

c)

Iodine

d)

Calcium

e)

Barium

2.

Which scientist noted when elements were arranged by atomic mass, there were patterns which repeated themselves every 8 elements?

a)

Dobereiner

b)

Newlands

c)

Mendeleev

d)

Meyer

3.

If the chemical elements are arranged according to increasing atomic weight, those with similar physical and chemical properties occur after each interval of seven elements. (every 8 elements there is a pattern). This is known as which of the following.

a)

Periodic Law

b)

Law of Heptaves

c)

Laws of Mendeleev

d)

Law of Octaves

4.

Which scientist first published the periodic table to elements?

a)

Newlands

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Bohr

d)

Dobereiner

5.

Which scientist developed the concept of atomic number?

a)

Newlands

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Rutherford

d)

Moseley

6.

True or False: Atomic mass generally increases with atomic number.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

By which of the following should elements be arranged?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

density

d)

electronegativity

8.

When elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number, their physical and chemical properties show a periodic pattern. This is known as

a)

Periodic Law

b)

Mendeleev's Law

c)

Mosley's Law of Patterns

d)

Periodic Table of Elements

9.

Vertical columns on the periodic table are called?

a)

Families or groups

b)

Periods

c)

Periodic

d)

Patterns

10.

Horizontal rows on the periodic table are called?

a)

Families or groups

b)

Periods

c)

Periodic

d)

Patterns

11.

The first period on the periodic table has how many elements?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

12.

The second period on the periodic table have how many elements?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

13.

The forth and fifth periods on the periodic table have how many elements?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

14.

The sixth period on the periodic table has how many elements?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

15.

The 2 rows under the main part of the periodic table belong in which period?

a)

2 and 3

b)

4 and 5

c)

6 and 7

d)

8 and 9

16.

Group 1A are also known as which of the following?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

17.

Group 2A are also known as which of the following?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

18.

Group 7A are also known as which of the following?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

19.

Group 8A are also known as which of the following?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

20.

The Carbon Group or Carbon Family can be found where on the periodic table?

a)

3A

b)

4A

c)

5A

d)

6A

21.

Which element is not a member of a family on the periodic table?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Lv

d)

Einsteinium

22.

Is hydrogen, located on the left hand side of the periodic table, considered a metal or a non-metal?

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

23.

Which of the following are characteristics of metals?

a)

poor conductors of heat

b)

good conductors of electricity

c)

typically solids at STP (standard temperature and pressure)

d)

neither malleable of ductile

24.

Good conductors of heat

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

25.

Which of the following are good conductors of electricity?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

26.

Can not be pulled into wire

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

27.

Do not possess a metallic luster

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

28.

A material which can be pulled into wire

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

nonmetal

d)

luster

29.

The property which describes a materiel which can be hammered into sheets is known as?

a)

ductile

b)

malleable

30.

Most nonmetals at STP (standard temperature and pressure) are which state of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

31.

Diamond, the hardest natural substance on Earth, is which nonmetal?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon

c)

Sulfur

d)

Selenium

32.

Where, on the periodic table are metals located?

a)

left

b)

right

c)

along the zig zag line

33.

Semimetals are also known as which of the following?

a)

Metalloids

b)

Partial Metals

c)

Solid nonmetals

d)

Transition Metals

34.

Which of the following describe an atoms highest principal energy?

a)

an atom's innermost electrons

b)

an atom's outermost electrons

c)

the energy level with the most amount of electrons

d)

the energy level where electrons are most stable

35.

Outermost electrons are also know as

a)

valence electrons

b)

f orbital

c)

principal quantum electrons

d)

inner core

36.

The principal quantum number of the s orbital is the same as which of the following?

a)

Period Number

b)

Group Number

c)

Family Number

d)

Valence Electron number

37.

Where are the p-block elements are found?

a)

Group 1A and 2A

b)

Group 1B to 7B

c)

Group 1B and 2B

d)

Group 3A to 8A

38.

The d-block elements are located where on the periodic table?

a)

right

b)

left

c)

middle

d)

bottom

39.

How many elements wide is the d-block elements ?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

10

d)

14

40.

How many elements wide is the f-block elements ?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

14

d)

28

41.

The f-block elements are located where on the periodic table?

a)

right

b)

left

c)

middle

d)

bottom

42.

The electron configuration for elements in Group 1A all end with which of the following notations?

a)

1s1

b)

1s2

c)

2p6

d)

1p6

43.

The electron configuration for elements in Group 2A all end with which of the following notations?

a)

1s1

b)

1s2

c)

2p6

d)

1p6

44.
As you move down the periodic table atoms get bigger.  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 nuetrons
45.
As you move across the periodic table atoms tend to get smaller because, ______________.
a)
the atoms have more mass.
b)
the atoms have less mass
c)
the atoms have more protons.
d)
the atoms have less electrons.
46.
Which periodic group has the smallest atomic radius?
a)
Alkali metals
b)
Halogens
c)
Noble Gases
d)
Transition metals
47.
The atom with the largest atomic radius in Group 18 is - 
a)
Ar
b)
He
c)
Kr
d)
Rn
48.
What is ionization energy?
a)
Energy required to remove an electron
b)
Energy needed to split an electron
c)
Energy required to add an electron
49.

Ionization energy __________ as you go across a period

a)

stays the same

b)

decreases

c)

increases

50.
Define electron affinity.
a)
The energy it takes to add an electron to an atom.
b)
The energy it takes to remove an electron from an atom.
51.

UP and DOWN columns on the periodic table are

a)

groups

b)

periods

52.

The group number tells you the number of

a)

protons

b)

valence electrons

c)

energy levels

53.

The period number tells you the number of

a)

protons

b)

energy levels

c)

valence electrons

54.

Which two elements have properties in common?

a)

Nitrogen and Phosphorous

b)

Oxygen and Nitrogen

c)

Sulfur and Nitrogen

55.

Where are the"Halogens" located in periodic table?

a)

In 1A group

b)

In 2A group

c)

In 7A group

d)

In 8A group

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