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Periodic Table and Atomic Models Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A horizontal row on the periodic table is called a

a)

group

b)

family

c)

period

d)

atomic number

2.

A vertical column is called...

a)

family

b)

tower

c)

period

d)

club

3.
An element's identity is determined by the number of
a)
electrons.
b)
protons.
c)
neutrons.
d)
valence.
4.
All matter is made of .....
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
air
d)
chemistry
5.
The atomic number of an element tells the number of _____ in the nucleus of an atom of that element.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
d)
isotopes
6.
Which subatomic particle has a negative charge in the atom?
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
quark
7.

Which is an electron?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

none of the above

8.
Which item on this element square represents the atomic number?
a)
13
b)
Al
c)
Aluminum
d)
26.981538
9.

What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?

a)

14

b)

7

c)

14.007

d)

15

10.

how many groups/families are on the table

a)

15

b)

16

c)

17

d)

18

11.
Sodium (Na) is found in period 
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
12.

How do you calculate the number of neutrons in a given element?

a)

atomic mass + atomic number

b)

atomic mass - atomic number

c)

atomic number + atomic mass

d)

atomic number - atomic mass

13.
The majority of elements on the periodic table are
a)
man made.
b)
nonmetals.
c)
metals.
d)
gases.
14.

Identify the element in the picture. It has 3 protons, 4 neutrons, and 3 electrons.

a)

Beryllium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Lithium

d)

Sodium

15.

Identify the element picture

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

Flourine

d)

Sulfur

16.

Tungsten, Gold, and Barium are all

a)

in period 4

b)

metals

c)

non-metals

d)

metalloids

17.

Which of the following elements is NOT a metalloid

a)

Silicon

b)

Arsenic

c)

Boron

d)

Iodine

18.

Which of the following elements in NOT a member of the Nobel Gases Family (18).

a)

Xenon

b)

Bromine

c)

Neon

d)

Argon

19.

What element can be found in family 5, period 4 of the periodic table?

a)

Vanadium

b)

Dubnium

c)

yttrium

d)

Cerium

20.

Potassium is represented with the symbol ______.

a)

P

b)

Po

c)

K

d)

M

21.

Which of the following represents the correct way to write a chemical symbol

a)

k

b)

MG

c)

na

d)

Fe

22.

Silver is represented with the symbol _______________.

a)

Si

b)

Au

c)

Ag

d)

S

23.

Matter is...

a)

anything that has momentum and takes up space

b)

anything that has mass and takes up space

c)

the study of properties of mass and how it changes

d)

something that cannot be broken down into any other substances

24.

How many Neutrons does Phosphorus (P) have?

a)

15

b)

16

c)

30.97

d)

31

25.

Which of the following elements would be MOST reactive (explosive)?

a)

neon

b)

argon

c)

krypton

d)

bromine

26.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
27.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
28.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
29.

In what section would Halogens be found?

a)

red

b)

light blue

c)

yellow

d)

light purple

30.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes