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Elements and Their Properties

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

elements that are shiny, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

2.

Which of the following is NOT solid at room temperature?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Titanium

c)

Aluminum

d)

Mercury

3.

The shiny property of metals

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

metallic luster

d)

metallic bond

4.

metals can be hammered or rolled into sheets

a)

ductile

b)

malleable

c)

metallic luster

d)

metallic bonding

5.

Metals can be drawn into wires

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

metallic luster

d)

metallic bonding

6.

Which family is found to the left of the stairstep line?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

noble gases

7.

Which element does not belong in group 1?

a)

sodium

b)

hydrogen

c)

potassium

d)

lithium

8.

In chemical reactions, metals tend to _____ electrons

a)

gain

b)

share

c)

lose

d)

metals don't bond

9.

When metals lose electrons, they become the ____ ion

a)

positive

b)

negative

10.

when nonmetals gain electrons from metals, they become the _____ ion

a)

postive

b)

negative

11.

Which of the following is essential for life?

a)

carbon

b)

hydrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

nitrogen

12.

When a metal and a nonmetal bond to form a compound

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

metallic bonding

d)

diatomic molecule

13.

Which type of bonding occurs between atoms of metals?

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

metallic bond

d)

diatomic molecule

14.

Group 1 on the periodic table

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

boron family

15.

elements in group 1 have ___ electrons in the outer energy level

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

8

16.

Which group of metals is the most reactive?

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

transition metals

d)

lanthanides

17.

element in which the nucleus breaks down and gives off particles and energy

a)

transuranium element

b)

radioactive element

c)

diatomic molecule

d)

allotrope

18.

Group 2 on the periodic table

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

transition metals

d)

halogens

19.

group 2 has ____ electrons in outer energy level

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

8

20.

elements in groups 3-12 on the periodic table

a)

transition metals

b)

lanthanides

c)

actinides

d)

alkali metals

21.

Which of the following does not belong in the iron triad?

a)

iron

b)

copper

c)

nickel

d)

cobalt

22.

Which of the following is not considered a coinage metal?

a)

copper

b)

gold

c)

nickel

d)

silver

23.

Two rows that seem to be disconnected from the table are the

a)

transition metals

b)

inner transition metals

c)

noble gases

d)

carbon family

24.

First row of inner transition metals

a)

lanthanides

b)

actinides

c)

alkali metals

d)

oxygen family

25.

Second row of inner transition metals

a)

lanthanides

b)

actinides

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

26.

elements that usually are gases or brittle solids at room temperature

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semi-metals

27.

Which family is found to the right of the stairstep line?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

alkali metals

28.

Which group is the only group of ALL nonmetals

a)

halogens

b)

noble gases

c)

lanthanides

d)

oxygen family

29.

Which type of bond occurs when elements share electrons?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

metallic

30.

90 % of atoms in the universe

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

hydrogen

d)

carbon

31.

Which element is derived from the Greek word meaning "water forming"

a)

oxygen

b)

hydrogen

c)

carbon

d)

nitrogen

32.

consists of two atoms of the same element in a covalent bond

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

metallic bond

d)

diatomic molecule

33.

Which of the following is an example of a diatomic molecule?

a)

H2O

b)

NaCl

c)

CO

d)

They are all diatomic molecules

34.

Group 17 on the periodic table

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Lanthanides

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

35.

When halogens gain electrons from metals, compounds called ____ are formed

a)

salts

b)

sulfides

c)

hydrides

d)

nitrates

36.

Sodium Chloride form an ionic bond by sodium giving its electrons to chlorine. Which of the following is the positive ion?

a)

sodium

b)

chlorine

c)

both are positive

d)

both are negative

37.

Which group is considered isolated atoms?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Lanthanides

c)

Actinides

d)

Noble Gases

38.

How many electrons are in the outer energy level of noble gases?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

18

d)

8

39.

can form ionic and covalent bonds and can have metallic and nonmetallic properties

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

actinides

40.

Which family is found along the stairstep line?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

Noble gases

41.

What type of bond occurs between atoms of nonmetals?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

metallic

d)

all of the above

42.

charged particles with more or fewer electrons than the neutral atom

a)

ions

b)

molecules

c)

neutrons

d)

atoms

43.

different forms of the same element with different molecular structures

a)

isotopes

b)

allotropes

c)

malleable

d)

transuranium elements

44.

elements that conduct electric current under certain conditions

a)

allotropes

b)

semiconductors

c)

radioactive elements

d)

transuranium elements

45.

Which of the following is not a carbon allotrope?

a)

graphite

b)

lead

c)

diamond

d)

buckminsterfullerene

46.

Group 15 is called the ____ group

a)

boron

b)

carbon

c)

nitrogen

d)

oxygen

47.

How many outer electrons make an element stable?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

18

d)

depends on the isotope

48.

What type of bond occurs as a result of electron sharing?

a)

ionic

b)

covalent

c)

metallic

d)

all of the above

49.

elements having more than 92 protons

a)

radioactive elements

b)

transuranium elements

c)

allotropes

d)

isotopes

50.

Which of the following is NOT synthetic?

a)

technetium (43)

b)

promethium (61)

c)

Osmium (76)

d)

Curium (96)