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Elements and their Properties

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

elements that are shiny, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semiconductors

2.

Which of the following metals is not solid at room temperature?

a)

mercury

b)

iron

c)

potassium

d)

zinc

3.

shiny property of metals

a)

metallic bonding

b)

metallic luster

c)

malleable

d)

ductile

4.

metals that can be hammered and rolled into sheets

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

metallic luster

d)

ions

5.

metals that can be drawn into wires

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

metallic luster

d)

ions

6.

Which family is found to the left of the stair step line?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semiconductors

7.

In ionic bonding, metals become the ___________ ion

a)

postive

b)

negative

8.

In ionic bonding, nonmetals become the ______ ion

a)

postive

b)

negative

9.

charged particles with more or fewer electrons than the neutral atom

a)

metallic bonding

b)

ions

c)

ionic bond

d)

isotopes

10.

when a metal ion and a nonmetal ion bond to form a compound

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

metallic bonding

d)

metallic luster

11.

positively charged metallic ions are surrounded by a sea of electrons

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

metallic bonding

d)

metallic luster

12.

Group 1 on the periodic table

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Transition Elements

d)

Halogens

13.

Which group is the most reactive?

a)

Transition Elements

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Noble Gases

14.

Element in which the nucleus breaks down and gives off particles and energy

a)

Radioactive Element

b)

Synthetic Element

c)

Transuranium Element

d)

Transition Element

15.

Group 2 on the periodic table:

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Earth Metal

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

16.

Elements in groups 3 through 12 on the periodic table

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkiline earth metals

c)

transition metals

d)

noble gases

17.

elements that usually are gases or brittle solids at room temperature

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semiconductors

18.

Which family is found to the right of the stair step line?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

19.

Which element to the left of the stair step line is actually a nonmetal?

a)

hydrogen

b)

helium

c)

potassium

d)

oxygen

20.

What type of bond is formed when atoms share electrons?

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

metallic bond

21.

90% of atoms in the universe

a)

oxygen

b)

hydrogen

c)

helium

d)

nitrogen

22.

Which element's name is derived from the Greek word meaning "water forming"?

a)

hydrogen

b)

helium

c)

oxygen

d)

nitrogen

23.

consists of two atoms of the same element in a covalent bond

a)

diatomic molecule

b)

ionic bond

c)

covalent bond

d)

metallic bond

24.

Halogens are group ________ on the periodic table

a)

2

b)

1

c)

17

d)

18

25.

If a halogen gains an electron from a metal, an ionic compound, called a _______ is formed

a)

hydride

b)

sulfide

c)

salt

d)

hydrate

26.

Group 18 on the periodic table

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

transition metals

d)

alkali metals

27.

Noble Gases have ____ electrons in the outer energy level

a)

8

b)

18

c)

1

d)

7

28.

can form ionic and covalent bonds with other elements and can have metallic and nonmetallic properties

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semiconductors

29.

Different forms of the same element with different molecular structures

a)

Isotopes

b)

Allotropes

c)

Diatomic Molecule

d)

Synthetic Element

30.

Elements that conduct electric current under certain conditions

a)

semiconductors

b)

nonmetals

c)

metals

d)

allotropes

31.

What element used to be in paint, but was taken out because it was toxic?

a)

Tin

b)

Lead

c)

Silicon

d)

Germanium

32.

Which of the following is not a carbon allotrope?

a)

diamond

b)

graphite

c)

lead

d)

buckminsterfullerene

33.

Which family is found along the stair step line?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

34.

Elements having more than 92 protons

a)

transuranium elements

b)

radioactive element

c)

allotrope

d)

ductile

35.

Which nonmetals is necessary for all living things?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sulfur

36.

Group 16 on the periodic table

a)

Boron Family

b)

Nitrogen Family

c)

Carbon Family

d)

Oxygen Family

37.
These contain only one kind of atom. 
a)
element 
b)
compound 
c)
mixture 
d)
water 
38.
What state of matter do all but one metal exist in at room temperature?
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
plasma
d)
solid
39.
What are metals good conductors of?
a)
air and light
b)
light and electricity
c)
heat and electricity
d)
air and heat
40.
What category of elements is malleable and ductile?
a)
metalloids
b)
nonmetals
c)
metals
d)
noble gases
41.
What does it mean for a metal to be malleable?
a)
can be drawn into wires
b)
hammered into thin sheets, or rolled/pressed
c)
can be scratched
d)
shiny
42.
What does it mean for a metal to be ductile?
a)
can be hammered into thin sheets
b)
reacts with noble gases
c)
can be drawn into wires
d)
can be scratched
43.
What group are the alkaline earth metals in on the periodic table?
a)
group 1A
b)
group 2A
c)
group 7A
d)
group 8 A
44.
What is another name for elements in groups 3-12 on the periodic table?
a)
halogens
b)
transition metals
c)
alkali metals
d)
carbon family
45.
What group of metals each has only two valence electrons?
a)
alkali metals
b)
halogens
c)
alkaline earth metals
d)
noble gases
46.
What are metallic bonds?
a)
bonds with metallics
b)
negatively charged electrons surrounded by positively charged protons
c)
positively charged metallic ions surrounded by a sea of electrons
d)
actinides
47.
What is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature?
a)
gold
b)
silver 
c)
mercury
d)
platinum
48.
Which family of elements contains the most reactive metals?
a)
Halogens
b)
Noble Gases
c)
Alkali Metals
d)
Alkaline Earth Metals
49.
Metalloids 
a)
 are great conductors of heat and electricity, all of the time
b)
conduct electricity only under certain conditions
c)
are floppy
d)
are noble gases
50.
The most unreactive group of elements is the
a)
Halogens
b)
Alkali Earth Metals
c)
Alkaline Earth Metals
d)
Noble Gases
51.
Luster is the property of metals that
a)
enables them to be hammered into thin sheets
b)
enables them to be drawn into wires
c)
is there appearance of being shiny
d)
makes them brittle
52.
All the elements on the right side of the periodic table are called..
a)
Metals
b)
Metalloid
c)
Nonmetals