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The Periodic Table (2019)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many elements are there in the periodic table?

a)

118

b)

91

c)

129

d)

75

2.

How are the elements arranged?

a)

In alphabetical order

b)

By increasing atomic mass

c)

By random order

d)

By the length of each column or row

3.

What are the vertical columns called in the periodic table?

a)

Columns

b)

Lines

c)

Straight bars

d)

Groups

4.

What are the horizontal rows called in the periodic table?

a)

Periods

b)

Rows

c)

Straight rows

d)

Horizontal lines

5.

How are the elements in each group related?

a)

Contain similar amounts of electrons in the outer orbit

b)

Contain a similar atomic mass

c)

Their not related

d)

Close to each other in the alphabet

6.

Who created the periodic table?

a)

Ole Kirk Christiansen

b)

Dimitri Mendeelev

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Bob Ross

7.

Which of the following is not a noble gas?

a)

hydrogen

b)

argon

c)

helium

d)

krypton

8.

Which of the following would have 7 valence electrons?

a)

boron

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon

d)

fluorine

9.

Which of the following would have a 3 valence electrons?

a)

boron

b)

calcium

c)

carbon

d)

helium

10.

Which element has 1 valence electron?

a)

astatine

b)

potassium

c)

carbon

d)

sulfur

11.

Which element has 4 valence electrons?

a)

astatine

b)

potassium

c)

carbon

d)

sulfur

12.

Which element would most likely lose 2 electrons when bonding?

a)

radon

b)

radium

c)

francium

d)

oxygen

13.
The blue atoms are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
14.
The atomic number tells you what?
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
15.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
16.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
17.
Which is a halogen?
a)
Helium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neptune
18.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
19.

Which element is a metalloid?

a)

H

b)

Re

c)

Ne

d)

B

20.

Which accurately describes nonmetals?

a)

Poor conductors of electricity

b)

Often used in computer parts

c)

Both malleable and ductile

d)

Both dull and brittle

21.

Which of the following pairs shows the LARGEST atomic size element FIRST?

a)

Ge, Ni

b)

Si, Ar

c)

Rb, I

d)

Hg, Ba

22.
Which has the greater EN: 
Cl or Al?
a)
Cl
b)
Al
23.
Which has the greater EN: 
N or C?
a)
C
b)
N
24.
Which has the greater EN: 
H or F?
a)
H
b)
F
25.
Which of the following will have a larger radius than Zinc?
a)
Gallium
b)
Aluminum
c)
Magnesium
d)
Strontium
26.
Which of the following will have a higher electronegativity than arsenic (As)?
a)
Carbon (C)
b)
Neon (Ne)
c)
Antimony (Sb)
d)
Germanium (Ge)
27.
Which of the following will have a lower ionization energy than Scandium (Sc)?
a)
Helium (He)
b)
Titanium (Ti)
c)
Calcium (Ca)
d)
Magnesium (Mg)
28.
Which atom has the largest atomic radius?
a)
potassium
b)
rubidium 
c)
francium
d)
cesium
29.
Atoms that have a high electronegativity, _______________.
a)
give up their electrons more easily.
b)
hold on to their electrons more tightly.
c)
have more electron shells.
30.
Electronegativity is...
a)
how good an atom is at attracting electrons
b)
the ability of an atom to lose electrons
c)
the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom
d)
how easy it is to make friends. 
31.
Ionization energy is...
a)
the energy required to add an electron to a specific atom
b)
how much energy it takes to remove an electron from an atom
c)
the energy required to shield the outer electrons from the nucleus
d)
a measure of the ability of an atom to attract electrons
32.
Which statement correctly and completely identifies a trend?
a)
Atomic radius decreases across a period and increases down a group.
b)
Electronegativity decreases across a period and decreases down a group.
c)
Ionization energy increases across a period and increases down a group.
d)
Ionic radius increases across a period and increases down a group.
33.
An electron that resides in the outermost shell, or principal quantum level, of an atom
a)
periodic trend
b)
electron shell
c)
ionic radius
d)
valence electron
34.
Frank has a paper clip. It has a mass of 9g and a volume of 3cm3. What is its density?
a)
3 g/cm3
b)
1/3 g/cm3
c)
27 g/cm3
d)
39 g/cm3
35.
Frank has an eraser. It has a mass of 4g, and a volume of 2cm3. What is its density?
a)
8 g/cm3
b)
2 g/cm3
c)
1/2 g/cm3
d)
24 g/cm3