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Alkali Metals

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Alkali metals are found in which group of the periodic table?
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 2
c)
Group 7
d)
group 8 
2.
Which of the following is the most reactive in water?
a)
Lithium
b)
Sodium
c)
Potassium
3.
What is formed when sodium reacts with water?
a)
sodium oxide and hydrogen
b)
sodium hydroxide and hydrogen
c)
sodium hydroxide and oxygen
d)
sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide
4.
What is the symbol equation for the reaction between sodium hydroxide and water?
a)
2Na + 2H2O → 2NaOH + H2
b)
Na + H2O → NaOH + H
c)
Na + H20 → NaCl + CO2
d)
2Na + 2H2O → 2NaH2 + O2
5.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
In a chemical reaction atoms are created
b)
In a chemical reaction atoms are destroyed
c)
In a chemical reaction the arrangement of the atoms is changed
d)
In a chemical reaction the arrangement of the atoms remains the same, but the physical state (solid,liquid,gas) changes
6.
Which of the following is NOT an alkali metal
a)
Li
b)
Cl
c)
K
d)
Cs
7.
What is another name for the elements in group 7?
a)
The Halogens
b)
The Noble gases
c)
The Oxides
d)
The Alkali Metals
8.
What is the atomic number of lithium
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.

Which alkali metal is most reactive out of the following

a)

rubidium

b)

potassium

c)

sodium

d)

lithium

10.

How many electrons do the alkali metals have in their outer shell?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

7

11.

What happens to the atomic radius of the alkali metals as you move down the group?

a)

increase

b)

decrease

12.

Which alkali metal has the symbol Cs

a)

Caesium

b)

Ceasium

c)

Calcium

d)

Sodium

13.

Is hydrogen an alkali metal?

a)

no

b)

yes

c)

maybe

14.

Which gas is released when the alkali metals react with water?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

hydroxide

d)

carbon dioxide

15.

How does a group 1 metal atom form an ion?

a)

lose 1 electron

b)

lose 2 electrons

c)

gain 1 electron

d)

gain 2 electrons

16.

What is the charge of a group 1 metal ion?

a)

1+

b)

2+

c)

1-

d)

2-

17.

Which of the following is NOT a property of group 1 metals?

a)

More dense than water

b)

less dense than water

c)

low melting point

d)

soft

18.

Which alkali metal has the electron configuration 2.1?

a)

lithium

b)

potassium

c)

sodium

d)

rubidium

19.

Which alkali metal is the least reactive?

a)

lithium

b)

sodium

c)

potassium

d)

rubidium

20.

How many protons does a sodium atom have?

a)

11

b)

23

c)

12

21.

How many electrons does a sodium atom have?>

a)

11

b)

23

c)

12

22.

How many electrons does a sodium ION have?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

23

d)

12

23.

What is the symbol for an aluminum ion?

a)

Al3+

b)

Al3–

c)

Al+

d)

Al

24.

Na

a)

Lithium

b)

Calcium

c)

Sodium

d)

Potassium

25.

Lithium

a)

Li

b)

Be

c)

Na

d)

Mg

26.

Potassium

a)

Li

b)

Na

c)

Rb

d)

K

27.

What happens to the reactivity of the alkali metals as you move down the group?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

28.
Which is not a Alkali Metal?
a)
Lithium
b)
Sodium
c)
Gold
d)
Potassium
29.
True or false: Alkali Metals are so soft they can be cut with a knife?
a)
True
b)
False
30.
True or False: All alkali metals have odd atomic numbers?
a)
True
b)
False
31.
True or False: Lithium under normal conditions is the lightest metal?
a)
True
b)
False
32.

I am Fr. I am the symbol for what element?

a)

Francium

b)

Iron

c)

Fluorine

d)

Nickel

33.

I am Na. I am the symbol for what element?

a)

Sodium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Calcium

d)

Neon

34.

I am Rb. I am the symbol for what element?

a)

Radon

b)

Rhenium

c)

Rubidium

d)

Ruthenium

35.

I am K. I am the symbol for what element?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Potassium

c)

Sodium

d)

Krypton

36.

I am Cs. I am the symbol for what element?

a)

Calcium

b)

Caesium

c)

Carbon

d)

Cobalt

37.

I am Caesium. What is my symbol?

a)

Ca

b)

Ce

c)

Cs

d)

Cm

38.

I am Francium. What is my symbol?

a)

Fc

b)

Fr

c)

Fm

d)

Fn

39.

I am Sodium. What is my symbol?

a)

So

b)

Sd

c)

Na

d)

Nd

40.
Which of these is NOT an element?
a)
Caesium
b)
Arsenic
c)
Methane
d)
Neptunium
41.
Which of these elements is a NON-METAL?
a)
Francium
b)
Lithium
c)
Germanium
d)
Iodine
42.
What is a COMPOUND?
a)
Two or more of the same type of atom which are chemically bonded together
b)
Two or more different atoms which are chemically bonded together
c)
Two or more different atoms which are NOT bonded together
d)
Lots of the same type of atom bonded together
43.
How many elements are there in the periodic table? 
a)
124
b)
110
c)
150
d)
118

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