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C 2 - The Periodic Table

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is the Periodic Table called what it is?

a)

because of the regularly repeating patterns in the properties of elements.

b)

because there are columns and rows in the Periodic Table

c)

because the elements are arranged in groups

d)

because that is the first name that someone suggested

2.

Mendeleev's periodic table left gaps for the...

a)

elements that were metals

b)

elements that were non-metals

c)

unknown elements

3.

The atomic number of an element determines...

a)

....if it is non-metal or metal

b)

...the number of electrons in the outermost shell

c)

...its chemical properties

d)

...its position in the periodic table

4.

The number of electrons in the outermost shells of an atom determines...

a)

...its chemical properties

b)

...number of electrons

c)

...positon in the period table

5.

Why are noble gases, in group 0, unreactive?

a)

they have very stable electron arrangements

b)

because they exist as single atoms

c)

they have low boiling points

6.

Alkali metals - their melting and boiling points decrease ...

a)

going down the group

b)

going up the group

c)

going across the group

7.

Why are the alkali metals stored under oil?

a)

to give the metal nutrients to keep it healthy

b)

to stop them reacting with oxygen in the air

c)

because they are so soft and easy to cut

d)

to keep the shine in the metal

8.

The metals react with water to produce...

a)

ionic compounds

b)

isotopes

c)

hydrogen and an alkaline solution containing the metal hydrogen

d)

atoms

9.

The reactivity of the alkali metals increases...

a)

going down the group

b)

going up the group

10.

Which group of the elements are called halogens?

a)

Group 7

b)

Group 3

c)

Group 4

d)

Group 5

11.

What are halogens?

a)

Noble gases

b)

A group of toxic non-metals that have coloured vapours and have fairly typical properties of non-metals.

c)

Covalent bonds

d)

Non-alkali metals

12.

The halogens all form covalent compounds by sharing...

a)

electrons with other non-metals

b)

ionic compounds with metals

c)

electrons with another atom

13.

The reactivity of the halogens decreases going...

a)

up the group

b)

down the group

14.

Larger atoms lose electrons more easily going

a)

down the group

b)

up the group

c)

across the group

15.

Larger atoms gain electrons less easily going

a)

down a group

b)

across the group

c)

up the group