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Ions of Metals and Non-Metals

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
2.
Brittle
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
3.
Good conductor of heat
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
4.

What are properties?

a)

They give us an idea of what the object can do.

b)

They describe the object.

c)

They tell us what an object cannot do.

5.

Which words best describe NON-METALS?

a)

ductile, shiny, brittle

b)

malleable, dull, brittle, ductile

c)

brittle, dull, insulators

6.

What does "malleable" mean?

a)

Can be made into a shape.

b)

Brittle

c)

Ductile

d)

Shiny

7.

Are metals good insulators?

a)

No

b)

Yes

8.

Which of the following are all examples of METALS?

a)

glass, gold, copper, silver

b)

copper, gold, bronze, plastic

c)

wood, iron, aluminium, steel

d)

copper, silver, iron, gold

9.
Helium
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
10.
Lithium
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
11.
Beryllium
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
12.
Carbon
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
13.
Nitrogen
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
14.
Oxygen
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
15.
Fluorine
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
16.
Neon
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
17.
Sodium
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
18.
Magnesium
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
19.
Phosphorus
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
20.
Sulfur
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
21.
Chlorine
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
22.
Potassium
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
23.
Calcium
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
24.
What is the charge of an electron?
a)
Positive
b)
Neutral
c)
Negative
d)
Balanced
25.
What is located within the nucleus of an atom?
a)
Nuclear power
b)
Protons and electrons
c)
Protons and neutrons
d)
Neutrons and electrons
26.
Where are electrons located?
a)
In orbiting shells
b)
Within the nucleus
c)
Attached to protons
d)
Attached to neutrons
27.
What has no charge in an atom?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Nucleus
d)
Electrons
28.
What does the mass number show?
a)
Electrons and protons
b)
Only protons
c)
Protons and neutrons
d)
Nucleus and protons
29.
Ca is the symbol for which element?
a)
Krypton
b)
Calcium
c)
Potassium
d)
Carbon
30.
How many electrons are able to fit into the first shell?
a)
18
b)
2
c)
8
d)
32
31.
What does the atomic number show?
a)
Only protons
b)
Only neutrons
c)
Protons and neutrons
d)
Nuclear mass
32.
What element has an atomic number of 5?
a)
Helium
b)
Carbon
c)
Boron
d)
Potassium
33.
What is an ion?
a)
An atom with a neutral charge
b)
An atom with a positive or negative charge
c)
An atom with ONLY a positive charge
d)
An atom with ONLY a negative charge
34.
How does an ion become positively charged?
a)
The gain of neutrons
b)
The loss of electrons
c)
The gain of protons
d)
By pepping itself up with good music
35.
How does an ion become negatively charged?
a)
The loss of protons
b)
Doubling its atomic mass
c)
The gain of electrons
d)
By not studying atomic theory
36.
What charge is a Sodium ion?
a)
1+
b)
2+
c)
3+
d)
1-
37.
What charge is a fluorine ion (fluoride)?
a)
2-
b)
1-
c)
3+
d)
1+
38.
How many electrons does a neutral atom with four protons have?
a)
6
b)
8
c)
4
d)
2
39.
If the mass number is 30, and the proton number is 14, what is the neutron number?
a)
14
b)
30
c)
16
d)
44
40.

Na ionizes to a charge of _______

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

-1

d)

-2

41.

Li ionizes to a charge of _________

a)

+2

b)

+1

c)

-1

d)

-2

42.

K ionizes to a charge of _________.

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

-1

d)

-2

43.

Rb ionizes to a charge of _________.

a)

+2

b)

+1

c)

-1

d)

-2

44.

Be ionizes to a charge of ________.

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

-1

d)

-2

45.

Mg ionizes to a charge of ______.

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

-1

d)

-2

46.

Ca ionizes to a charge of _______.

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

-1

d)

-2

47.

Al ionizes to a charge of _______.

a)

+3

b)

-3

c)

+2

d)

-2

48.

Sr ionizes to a charge of _________.

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

-1

d)

-2

49.

N ionizes to a charge of _______.

a)

+3

b)

-3

c)

+2

d)

-2

50.

P ionizes to a charge of _______.

a)

+3

b)

-3

c)

+2

d)

-2

51.

O ionizes to a charge of ________.

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

-1

d)

-2

52.

S ionizes to a charge of _______.

a)

-2

b)

-1

c)

+1

d)

+2

53.

I ionizes to a charge of _______.

a)

-1

b)

-2

c)

+1

d)

+2

54.

Br ionizes to a charge of ________

a)

-1

b)

-2

c)

+1

d)

+2

55.
Nonmetals are
a)
usually cations
b)
likely to lose electrons
c)
usually negative ions
d)
all of these
56.
Sodium is in group 1 of the Periodic Table. What is the formula of the ion?
a)
Na2-
b)
Na2+
c)
Na+
d)
Na-
57.
All metal atoms form positive ions. True or false?
a)
True
b)
False
58.
An ion form when an element:
a)
gains or loses protons
b)
gains or loses electrons
c)
gains or loses neutrons
d)
gains or loses radiation
59.
When a sodium ion forms, it has the same electron arrangement as:
a)
helium
b)
neon
c)
argon
d)
krypton
60.
A sodium atom has 11 electrons. When it forms an ion it has:
a)
2 electrons
b)
10 electrons
c)
18 electrons
d)
0 electrons