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Patterns on the Periodic Table

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many valence electrons does this atom have?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

6

d)

2

2.

How many valence electrons does this atom have?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

5

d)

6

3.

How many valence electrons does this atom have?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

4

d)

1

4.

How many valence electrons does this atom have?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

18

5.

What happens to valence electrons when you go from from the left side of the periodic table to the right?

a)

They go up by 2

b)

They don't change

c)

They do down by 1

d)

They go up by 1

6.

What changes with the electron orbitals as you go down the periodic table?

a)

They don't change

b)

They go up by 1

c)

They go down by 1

d)

They go up by 2

7.

The picture is sodium (Na) exploding in water. Why does it do this in water?

a)

Na has 8 valence electrons so it is reactive

b)

Na has a really high mass so it is explosive

c)

Sodium has 1 valence electron so it is reactive

8.

Neon signs don't explode when you turn them on because Neon gas has....

a)

1 valence electron and it is reactive

b)

A really low mass so it is not reactive

c)

8 valence electrons so it is stable (and not reactive)

9.

During bonding, what would Nitrogen do in order to have 8 valence electrons?

a)

It would gain 2

b)

It would gain 3

c)

It would lose 5

d)

It would lose 7

10.

During bonding, what would Boron do in order to have a complete orbital of electrons?

a)

It would gain 5 electrons

b)

It would lose 3 electrons

c)

It would gain 8 electrons

11.

During bonding, what would oxygen do in order to have a full outer orbital?

a)

It would lose 6 electrons

b)

It would gain 2 electrons

c)

It would lose 8 electrons

12.

All atoms like to have this many electrons in their outermost orbital.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

13.

As you go from left to right across the periodic table, how does the ATOMIC NUMBER change?

a)

It doesn't change

b)

It goes up by one

c)

It goes down by one

d)

It goes up by 2

14.

Every atom has the same number of protons as it has.....

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

15.

If I have a chunk of potassium (k), every atom in that chunk is.....

a)

Different

b)

Colored the same

c)

Has the same number of protons, neutrons and electrons

16.

To find the number of neutrons in an atom you....

a)

Take the atomic number minus the atomic mass

b)

Take the atomic mass minus the atomic number

c)

Take the number of electrons minus the number of protons

17.

In bonding, the most important thing to know about an atom is its....

a)

Number of protons

b)

Total number of electrons

c)

Number of valence electrons

d)

Number of neutrons

18.

The lightest part of the atom is the.....

a)

Neutron

b)

Proton

c)

Electron

19.

When 2 atoms of different elements bond, they make a....

a)

New Element

b)

A compound

c)

A new electron

d)

A second nucleus

20.

A compound is_____________________ the 2 elements that made it.

a)

the same as

b)

different than

c)

smaller than

d)

a different color than