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Using the Periodic Table

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
Date
1.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called:

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

2.

The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by:

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

valence electrons

d)

number of isotopes

3.

Sodium (Na) is found in Period __.

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

4.

Sodium (Na) is found in Group __.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

The horizontal (side to side) rows in the Periodic Table are called ____________.

a)

Groups

b)

Families

c)

Periods

d)

Atomic Numbers

6.

All matter is made of ____________.

a)

energy

b)

atoms

c)

air

d)

chemistry

7.
An element is made up of only one kind of _____.
a)
isotope
b)
plastic
c)
atom
d)
metal
8.

Elements found in Group One of the periodic table are called:

a)

Non-metals

b)

Transition Metals

c)

Alkali Metals

d)

Metalloids

9.

Elements found in Group Two of the periodic table are called:

a)

Periods

b)

Alkali Earth Metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Alkali Metals

10.

The electrons in the outermost shell (main energy level) of an atom are known as __________ ___________; these are the electrons involved in forming bonds.

a)

Alkali Metals (group 1)

b)

Halogens (Group 17)

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Valence Electrons

11.

The main property of the Halogens (Group 17) is that they are:

a)

gases at room temperature, with a low boiling point.

b)

the most reactive nonmetals.

c)

the electrons in the outermost shell (main energy level) of an atom; these are the electrons involved in forming bonds.

d)

have the same number of protons and neutrons.

12.

Which of the following includes elements that are good thermal and electrical conductors, shiny and have higher density and melting points than Groups 1 and 2?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Transition Metals

c)

Non-metals

d)

Metalloids

13.

Which element will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Sulfur (S)? (i.e. shares a group).

a)

Carbon (C)

b)

Phosphorous (P)

c)

Oxygen (O)

d)

Neon (Ne)

14.

Which element will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Lithium (Li)? (i.e. shares the same group)

a)

Sodium (Na)

b)

Magnesium (Mg)

c)

Beryllium (Be)

d)

Calcium (Ca)

15.

Elements that are arranged in __________ have the most similar physical and chemical properties to each other.

a)

periods

b)

groups

16.

What are valence electrons?

a)

Any of an atom's electrons.

b)

Electrons located on the first energy level.

c)

Electrons not attached to any atom.

d)

Electrons located on the outer energy level.

17.

Which period (row) is Lead (Pb) located in?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

Metals

d)

4A

18.

How many electrons does Barium (Ba) have?

a)

13

b)

2

c)

71

d)

56

19.

Why are halogens so reactive?

a)

They want to get rid of their only valance electron

b)

They only need one more electron

c)

They are non reactive, they have a full shell

20.

A rule that states that repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic number of the elements is known as the _________.

a)

Periodic Law

b)

Alkaline-earth Metals

c)

Actinide

d)

Group Rule

21.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
22.

Which colour on this image of the periodic table corresponds with the Halogens?

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

23.

Which colour on this image of the periodic table corresponds with the Noble Gases.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

24.

Which colour on this image of the periodic table corresponds with the Transition Metals.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

25.

Mendeleev first arranged the periodic table of elements by order of increasing __________ _______.

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

atomic symbol

d)

atomic weight

26.

Which of these is the most reactive halogen?

a)

Fluorine

b)

Iodine

c)

Chlorine

d)

Bromine

27.

Which family of elements does not combine with other elements unless under special conditions in a laboratory?

a)

Noble gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Metalloids

d)

Alkaline earth metals

e)

Actinides

28.
How many electrons can the first energy level hold?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
0
29.
Identify this atom: 
a)
Lithium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Phosphorus 
d)
Fluorine
30.

If an atom has 12 protons, how many valence electrons will that atom have?

(Remembering that the valence electrons are those in the outer shell and the first holds 2, the second holds 8 and the next 8)

a)

2

b)

10

c)

8

d)

6

31.

How can you tell (from looking at the Periodic Table) how many valence electrons an atom has?

a)

From the Atomic Number

b)

From the Group number

c)

From the Period number

32.
How many valence electrons does Calcium have? How many energy levels does Calcium have?
a)
2 valence: 4 energy levels 
b)
20 valence:  4 energy levels 
c)
4 valence: 2 energy levels 
d)
2 valence: 3 energy levels 
33.
What is the rule to follow when arranging electrons for a BOHR model of an atom?
a)
2-2-8
b)
2-8-10
c)
2-4-6-8
d)
2-8-8
34.

LiBr is called

a)

lithium bromine

b)

lithium (I) bromine

c)

lithium bromide

d)

lithuim (I) bromide

35.

Which of these combinations is an ionic compound made of?

a)

Metal and Metal

b)

Nonmetal and Nonmetal

c)

Metal and Nonmetal

d)

Cation and Cation

36.

Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2

a)

beryllium chlorine

b)

beryllium II chloride

c)

beryllium chloride

d)

beryllium dichloride

37.

When naming a compound, which of these is written first?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Anion

d)

Cation

38.

When naming a compound, what must the last part be?

a)

The nonmetal element with "ide" at the end

b)

The nonmetal element with the ending "ite"

c)

The name of the element

d)

The nonmetal element with "ide" at the end, unless it is a polyatomic ion

39.

What is a cation's charge?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

depends on the element

40.

What is an anion's charge?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

depends on the element's charge

41.

Is potassium a cation or an anion?

a)

cation

b)

anion

42.

What is the charge of iron (III)?

a)

+3

b)

+2

c)

+6

d)

+4

43.
Which statement about ions is TRUE?
a)
Ions are formed when atoms gain or lose neutrons.
b)
A cation is negatively charged.
c)
An atom that loses electrons is negatively charged.
d)
A metal will tend to lose electrons when it becomes an ion.
44.
Which of the following is TRUE for the CATION in an ionic compound?
a)
The electrons are transferred to the cation.
b)
The cation is usually a nonmetal.
c)
The cation is negatively charged.
d)
The cation is usually the first element in the formula.
45.
The formula of this atom when it becomes an ion would be
a)
N-2
b)
N+3
c)
N-3
d)
N+2
46.
A negatively-charged ion.
a)
atom
b)
cation
c)
anion
d)
electron
47.
An atom that has lost or gained electrons; an atom with a charge.
a)
cation
b)
anion
c)
isotope
d)
ion
48.
Cations are
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
on the right side of the periodic table.
d)
nonmetals
49.

The chemical formula for the compound formed from the ions Na + and S -2 is:

a)

Na2S

b)

NaS2

c)

Na2S2

d)

NaS

50.

The chemical formula for an ionic compound of potassium and oxygen is:

a)

KO.

b)

K2O.

c)

K2O2.

d)

KO2.

51.
How many valence electrons does a bromine atom have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
6
d)
7
52.
What is the charge of an atom that has lost one electron?
a)
-1
b)
-2
c)
+1
d)
+2
53.
When naming ionic compounds, the cation is always named first and the anion is always named second.
a)
False
b)
True
54.
How do the following two elements bond together?
Al3+  O2-         
a)
AlO
b)
Al2O3
c)
Al3O6
d)
Al3O2
55.
What charge does a calcium (Ca) ion have?
a)
+1
b)
+2
c)
+3
d)
+4
56.
What are the electrons in the highest energy level of an atom called?
a)
orbital electrons
b)
valence electrons
c)
anions
d)
cations
57.
A phosphorus atom needs to gain ___ electrons to achieve a full octet.
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
5
58.

Which formula results when Ca+2 and Br- ions bond?

a)

Ca2Br2

b)

CaBr

c)

Ca(br)2

d)

CaBr2

59.
Which is most likely to form a negative ion?
a)
an element from group 17
b)
a metal
c)
an element from group 1
d)
an element with atoms that have eight valence electrons
60.
Which is the charge that results when oxygen becomes an ion?
a)
+3
b)
+2
c)
-2
d)
-3

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