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Periodic Table Groups & Short Hand Configurations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element below would have similar properties to fluorine, F?

a)

Li

b)

Si

c)

Br

d)

Ne

2.

Fluorine, F, is classified as a

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

transition metal

d)

noble gas

3.

Uranium, U, would be classified as a

a)

alkali metal

b)

transition metal

c)

noble gas

d)

inner transition metal

4.

Which list of elements contains a metal, a metalloid, and a nonmetal?

a)

Zn, Ga, Ge

b)

Cd, Sb, I

c)

Si, Ge, Sn

d)

F, Cl, Br

5.

Which of the following is not a transition metal?

a)

Mg - Magnesium

b)

Ti - Titanium

c)

Cr - Chromium

d)

Hg - Mercury

6.

What is the name of the 2A group of elements having an electron configuration ending with s2 electrons?

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

transition metals

d)

halogens

7.

The group of elements that belong to the halogen family are

a)

Na, K, Rb

b)

Mg, Ca, Sr

c)

F, Cl, Br

d)

Ne, Ar, Kr

8.

Which of the following is not a representative element?

a)

Sr

b)

Sb

c)

Pt

d)

Al

9.

Which of the following elements is in the fourth period of the alkali metals?

a)

K

b)

Ca

c)

I

d)

Kr

10.

What determines the order of placement of the elements on the modern Periodic Table?

a)

the atomic number

b)

the mass number

c)

the number of neutrons only

d)

the number of protons plus the number of neutrons

11.

What is the short hand configuration for silicon?

a)

[Ar]2s22p2

b)

[Ne]2s22p2

c)

[Ne]3s23p2

d)

[Ne]3s23p4

12.

Which elements of the periodic table fill the d orbitals?

a)

Representative

b)

Transition

c)

Inner Transition

d)

Noble Gases

13.

What is the short hand configuration for iodine, I.

a)

[Ar]4s23d6

b)

[Ne]4s23d6

c)

[Kr]5s24d105p5

d)

[Kr]4s24d104p5

14.

Which of the elements fill the f orbitals?

a)

Representative elements

b)

Transition metals

c)

Inner Transition metals

d)

Noble Gases

15.

Which element ends its electron configuration in 6p6?

a)

Rn

b)

Xe

c)

Ra

d)

At