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The periodic table and elemental structure

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?

a)

Creator of modern day science

b)

Creator of the first periodic table

c)

Scientist that invented the atom

2.

In what year did Mendeleev create the periodic table?

a)

1906

b)

1776

c)

1869

d)

1846

3.

What is the nucleus of an atom composed of?

a)

protons and neutrons

b)

electrons

c)

protons and electrons

d)

neutrons and electrons

4.

Which one of the subatomic particles has a negative charge?

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

5.

What is an atom?

a)

Smallest unit of an element

b)

A state matter

c)

The combination of elements

6.

What is another name for a group on the periodic table?

a)

period

b)

row

c)

column

d)

particle

7.

How many naturally occurring elements are there?

a)

63

b)

92

c)

90

d)

75

8.

What can tell us the identity of an atom?

a)

atomic number

b)

number of protons

c)

number of electrons

d)

all of the above

9.

How many protons does the element iron have?

a)

13

b)

3

c)

55.845

d)

26

10.

What happens to atoms as you go down a group on the periodic table?

a)

the size of the atom decreases

b)

the size of the atom increases

c)

both b and d

d)

the amount of electron shells increase

11.

Elements in the same group have the same amount of protons in their outer shell

a)

True

b)

False