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Periodic table

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who arranged the first periodic table.

a)

Mosely

b)

Einstein

c)

Mendeleev

d)

Bohr

2.

In Mendeleev's periodic table elements were ordered by increasing...

a)

Shielding effect

b)

Eletronegitivity

c)

Atomic Weight

d)

Metallic Character

3.

Why were there blank spaces left in Mendeleev's periodic table?

a)

He didn't know what to put there.

b)

Undiscovered elements not yet known.

c)

Multiple elements could have fit

d)

He forgot to add the elements in.

4.

In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

valence electrons

d)

number of isotopes

5.

Who arranged the periodic table by increasing atomic number?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

Rutherford

c)

Bohr

d)

Mosely

6.

Why did scientists need/want to organize the elements?

a)

Scientists like things organized

b)

make it easier to understand the elements

c)

have one list of the known elements.

d)

none of the above

7.

How many block(s) are there in the periodic table ?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

4

d)

118

8.

Which block is found in groups 1-2 and what type elements do they hold ?

a)

S-block which contains metals

b)

D-block which contains non-metals

c)

F-block which contains transition metals

d)

P-block which contains Lanthanides & Actinides

9.

In group 1 and group 2 what are the names of those metals

a)

Group 1:Alkaline Earth Metals,Group 2:Alkali Metals

b)

Group 1:Alkali Metals,Group 2:Alkaline Earth Metals.

c)

They Don"t have names

10.

Which block is found in groups 3-12 ?

a)

S-block

b)

F-block

c)

P-block

d)

D-block

11.

In this block elements are classified as 'Metalloids' or 'semiconductors'

a)

S-block

b)

F-block

c)

P-block

d)

D-block

12.

Elements found in d-block are called transition metals why is that ?


*transition means:changing from one state or condition to another.

a)

Because of the way they react with the environment they transition into a new molecular structure

b)

Because they transition from Metals to Non-Metals

c)

Because it sounds cool

13.

Which block is found in groups 13-18 and what type of elements do they hold

a)

F-block which contain Lanthanides & Actinides

b)

S-block which Contain Transition Metals

c)

P-block which contain Non-Metals

d)

D-block which contain nothing

14.

In p-block there two groups that have a unique name what are those groups and what are the called ?

a)

Group 1:Alkali metals

b)

Group 2: Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Group 17 the Halogen Family (which are very reactive because they have 7 valence electons)

d)

Group 18 the noble gases (which are very stable because they have a complete outer-shell)

15.
The maximum number of electrons that can be placed in an p orbital.  
a)
2
b)
6
c)
10
d)
14
16.
The maximum number of electrons that can be placed in an d  orbital.  
a)
2
b)
6
c)
10
d)
14
17.
The maximum number of electrons that can be placed in an f orbital.  
a)
2
b)
6
c)
10
d)
14
18.
How many orbitals in the d subshell? 
a)
1
b)
7
c)
3
d)
5
19.
What are the sublevels that make up the n=3 energy level?
a)
s
b)
s, p
c)
s, p, d
d)
s, p, d, f
20.
What are the sublevels that make up the n=4 energy level?
a)
s
b)
s, p
c)
s, p, d
d)
s, p, d, f
21.
Electrons fill energy levels and sublevels _____ energy first.
a)
lower
b)
higher