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CHEMICAL ELEMENTS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are the the chemical elements are arranged in periodic table?

a)

Althabetically

b)

In order of increasing atomic number

c)

By melting point

d)

Year of discovery

2.

Who is credited with the invention of the modern periodic table?

a)

Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier

b)

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev

c)

Alfred Bernhard Nobel

d)

Gregor Johann Mendel

3.

Why does air not have a definite formula?

a)

It depends on the temperature

b)

It sometimes has more water molecules

c)

It is not a compound

4.

Is this an element, a compound or a mixture?

a)

Compound

b)

Element

c)

Mixture

5.

All organic molecules that make up living organisms contain:

a)

Carbon only

b)

Carbon and Nitrogen

c)

Carbon and Hydrogen

d)

Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen

6.

What is the right chemical symbol of an ionic compound composed of a cation from a base and an anion from an acid (known as salt)?

a)

NACl3

b)

NaCl

c)

Cl2N

d)

Na4CL

7.

Two elements are in the same container, but are not chemically combined together. Are they a:

a)

Mixture

b)

Compound

c)

Element

8.

Using this image, figure out the correct statement.

a)

A compound is always made up of only two elements

b)

An element is always made up of only one type of atom

c)

An elements is not a substance

9.

Which statement about atoms and elements/molecules/atoms is correct?

a)

Elements always exist as separate atoms

b)

Elements and compounds can exist as molecules

c)

Elements always exist as pairs of atoms called molecules

10.

The noble gases (previously known as 'inert gases' ) do not interact with other substances because their electron shells (valence shells) are completely filled and they have little tendency to gain or lose electrons. Name the most chemically inert element.

a)

Helium (He)

b)

Neon (Ne)

c)

Xenon (Xe)

d)

All of them as they have same number of electrons

11.

Which of these contains two carbon atoms and six hydrogen atoms (molecule of ethane)?

a)

C2H6

b)

Co2H6

c)

H6C2

12.

How many atoms are there in a molecule of sulfur trioxide, SO3?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

13.

What is the smallest particle?

a)

An element

b)

A molecule

c)

An atom

14.

What is the most common element in the Universe?

a)

Gold (Au)

b)

Oxygen (O)

c)

Hydrogen (H)

d)

Iron (Fe)

15.

State whether sulfur dioxide (SO2) is an element of a compound?

a)

It is an element because it atom's substance have the same number of protons, it is chemically the simplest substance and hence cannot be broken down using chemical reactions.

b)

It is a compound in which sulphur (S) and oxygen(O) are elements joined (atoms share electrons to attain stability).

16.

The metal that is the best conductor of electricity?

a)

Silver (Ag)

b)

Nikel (Ni)

c)

Titanium (Ti)

17.

Look at the melting points of the metals from the periodic table and find out the spoon made from which metal will melt in your hand.

a)

Zirkonium (Zr)

b)

Zink (Zn)

c)

Gallium (Ga)

18.

This element is on matchbox covers and is used to light matches.

a)

Sulfur (S)

b)

Phosphorus (P)

c)

Carbon (C)

19.

Which metal is used in the batteries and can be cut with a knife?

a)

Zink (Zn)

b)

Gold (Au)

c)

Lead (Pb)

d)

Lithium (Li)

20.

Most alkali metals and alkaline earth metals react with water to produce hydrogen. Which metals fizz in water?

a)

Sodium and potassium

b)

Beryllium and francium