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Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Subatomic particles with a negative charge

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Quarks

2.
subatomic particles found on the outermost shell & responsible for the atom's reactivity
a)
neutrons
b)
valence electrons
c)
isotopes
d)
ions
3.
Subatomic particles with a positive charge
a)
neutrons
b)
atomic mass
c)
protons
d)
isotopes
4.
Value representing the number of protons in an element
a)
Atomic Mass
b)
Mass Number
c)
Valence Electrons
d)
Atomic Number
5.
Subatomic particles that are neutral in charge
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Nucleus 
d)
Electrons
6.
Where electrons are likely to be found as they travel around the nucleus
a)
Nucleus
b)
Electron Cloud
c)
Within a Proton
d)
Within a Neutron
7.
A tiny but very dense, positively charged portion of the atom that holds most of the atomic mass
a)
Electron Shells
b)
Orbitals
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Nucleus
8.
Arrangement of elements organized by atomic number
a)
Electron Cloud 
b)
Periodic Table 
c)
Electron Configuration
d)
None of these
9.

A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table

a)

Molecule

b)

Period

c)

Family

d)

Atom

10.

What is the atomic number?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

17

d)

52

11.

How many protons and electrons does this element have?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

17

d)

52

12.

How many neutrons does calcium have?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

0

13.

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

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

14.

What is the mass number of Arsenic?

a)

33

b)

107

c)

75

15.
An element's identity is determined by the number of
a)
electrons.
b)
protons.
c)
neutrons.
d)
valence.
16.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
17.
Which is a proton?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
18.
Which is a neutron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
19.

Elements in the same group have the same

a)

Properties

b)

Number of electrons

c)

Number of protons

d)

Nucleus

20.

Hydrogen has an atomic number of 1. How many electrons does hydrogen have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

0

21.

Silicon has an atomic number of 14 and an atomic mass of 28. How many neutrons does it have?

a)

14

b)

28

c)

2

d)

10

22.

Which of the following are properties of a metal: (you should select more than one)

a)

Good conductor of heat and electricity

b)

Brittle (break easily)

c)

Malleable (able to bend without breaking)

d)

Luster (shiny)

e)

Dull

23.

This element is found in group 2, period 3:

a)

Li

b)

Mg

c)

Be

d)

B

24.

Which diagram would you draw if you wanted to represent just the valence electrons?

a)

Electron Configuration

b)

Lewis Dot

c)

Bohr Model

25.

Which of the following is the electron configuration for Magnesium, Mg? (Atomic number 12)

a)

2-4-4

b)

2-8-2

c)

2-8

d)

2-4-6

26.

This diagram represents the atom of what element?

a)

Kr (Krypton)

b)

Cd (Cadmium)

c)

Se (Selenium)

d)

Ca (Calcium)

27.

A student drew a lewis dot structure with 7 valence electrons. Which of the following elements might have the student drawn?

a)

Cl (Chlorine)

b)

Ne (Neon)

c)

N (Nitrogen)

d)

Li (Lithium)

28.
What is the symbol for Potassium?
a)
P
b)
K
c)
Pb
d)
Pd
29.
Which one of these is not a noble gas?
a)
Helium
b)
Radon
c)
Iodine
d)
Krypton
30.
Which one of these elements is found in electrical cord?
a)
Cu
b)
H
c)
Kr
d)
Br
31.
What family is Sodium a part of?
a)
Transition Metals
b)
Halogens
c)
Alkali Metals
d)
Alkaline Earth Metals
32.
What two elements come together to make this substance in the picture?
a)
Oxygen and Carbon
b)
Sodium and Calcium
c)
Sodium and Chlorine
d)
Helium and Nitrogen
33.
If you were working out you would be "pumping _______."
a)
I
b)
Fe
c)
Mg
d)
Y
34.
What family is silver a part of?
a)
Transition Metals
b)
Noble Gases
c)
Alkali Metals
d)
Alkaline Earth Metals
35.
What family is Cadmium a part of?
a)
Noble Gases
b)
Metalloids
c)
Transition Metals
d)
Actinoids
36.
Silicon is a 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Halogen
37.
__________ would have some characteristics of metals and some characteristics of nonmetals.
a)
Gold
b)
Sodium
c)
Arsenic
d)
Bismuth
38.
___________ is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature.
a)
Platinum
b)
Water
c)
Tin
d)
Mercury
39.

What period is Lead (Pb) in?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

Metals

d)

4A

40.

What Element is in period 4, group 5A?

a)

Antimony

b)

Arsenic

c)

Tin

d)

Germanium

41.

How many electrons does Barium (Ba) have?

a)

13

b)

2

c)

71

d)

56

42.

What period contains the element Plutonium (Pu)?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

7

d)

Plutonium doesn't exist

43.

What is group name of the most reactive metals?

a)

Noble gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkali metals

d)

Alkaline earth metals

44.

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

45.

Which element conducts electricity the best?

a)

Silicon

b)

Fluorine

c)

silver

d)

Arsenic

46.

How many valence electrons does a carbon atom have?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

2

d)

6

47.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the halogens.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

48.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the lanthanides.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

49.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the noble gases.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

50.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the transition metals.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

51.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the metalloids.

a)

bright yellow

b)

gold

c)

teal

d)

light blue

52.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the alkaline earth metals.

a)

yellow

b)

dark yellow

c)

blue/green

d)

teal

53.

Mendeleev first ordered the periodic table of elements by increasing

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

atomic symbol

d)

atomic weight

54.

Most metals share four common physical characteristics. Which of the options is not one of the four?

a)

Luster

b)

Conductivity

c)

Ductility

d)

Malleability

e)

Reactivity

55.

The periodic table is mostly comprised of what type of element?

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

56.

Which of the following is most reactive?

a)

Lithium

b)

Potassium

c)

Sodium

d)

Cesium

57.
The atom with the largest atomic radius in Group 18 is - 
a)
Ar
b)
He
c)
Kr
d)
Rn
58.
As you move down a group, atomic radius increases because - 
a)
you add more and more neutrons
b)
you add more and more protons
c)
you add more and more shells (energy levels)
d)
you add more atomic mass
59.
Families all have similar 
a)
Names
b)
atomic numbers
c)
atomic masses
d)
properties
60.
Metals are ___________.
a)
Good Conductors of heat and electricity
b)
Noble Gasses 
c)
Bad Conductors of heat and electricity
d)
sometimes a gas
61.
Non-Metals are found ____________________.
a)
To the left of the stairs
b)
To the right of the stairs
c)
Includes only the elements touching the stairs
62.
Non-Metals are found ____________________.
a)
To the left of the stairs
b)
To the right of the stairs
c)
Includes only the elements touching the stairs
63.
Ductile means and material can be drawn into a wire. Which type of element can do this?
a)
Metals
b)
Non-Metals
c)
Metalloids
64.
Metalloids have ___________________
a)
Only properties of a metal
b)
Only properties of a non-metal
c)
Can have properties of both metals and non-metals
65.
Brittle means easily broken. Which type of element does this describe?
a)
Metal
b)
Non-metal
c)
Metalloid
66.

Electron live in something called __________.

a)

nucleus

b)

orbits

c)

Shells or Energy levels

d)

Valences

67.

How many electrons can go in the first energy level?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

68.

How many electrons can go in the Second energy level?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

69.

What is a drawing of an atom that shows all of the par;cles?

a)

Lewis Dot Model

b)

Dalton Model

c)

Thompson Model

d)

Bohr Model

70.

What is the the outermost shell with electrons?

a)

Shells

b)

Isotope

c)

Orbit

d)

Valence

71.

What do we call many atoms of the same type; has unique properties such as melting and boiling points?

a)

Atoms

b)

Elements

c)

Isotope

d)

Ions

72.

Each column of the Periodic Table are known by this number

a)

Period

b)

Group

c)

Family

d)

Transition Metals

73.

What is an isotope?

a)

changing the number of neutrons; same atom with different weights.

b)

adding or removing electrons creates atoms with (+) or (-) charges

c)

par;cle inside nucleus, does not have a charge

d)

resists changing, stays the same

74.

Which element is this?

a)

Nickel

b)

Neon

c)

Sodium

d)

Nitrogen

75.
This is a correct dot diagram for oxygen (O)
a)
true
b)
false
76.
This is a correct dot diagram for neon (Ne)
a)
true
b)
false
77.
This could be the dot diagram of
a)
Mg
b)
Cl
c)
C
d)
O
78.
?
a)
Helium
b)
Oxygen
c)
Sodium
d)
Phosphorous
79.
What is the name of the group that never reacts--ever ever they are stable with a full outermost ring!!!
a)
noble gases
b)
transition
c)
halogens
d)
borons
80.
What is the name of the group that has the MOST reactive METALS in it?
a)
Alkaline earth
b)
Alkali
c)
transition
d)
actinides
81.
Isotopes are elements with a different amount of
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
d)
atoms
82.

Which scientist proposed that the atom looked like the above image?

a)

John Dalton

b)

JJ Thomson

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

Niels Bohr

83.
Who stated that electrons move in layers or shells?
a)
Bohr
b)
Chadwick
c)
Rutherford
d)
Dalton
84.
Who discovered the neutron?
a)
Dalton
b)
Chadwick
c)
Thomson
d)
Bohr
85.
Idea was of an indivisible particle of matter he called "atomos"
a)
John Dalton
b)
Aristotle
c)
Democritus
d)
Plato
86.
J.J. Thomson used a cathode ray tube to find what particle in the atom?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
87.

Which Polish scientist conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, and won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Otto Hahn

c)

Lise Meitner

d)

Rosalind Franklin

88.

Which Russian chemist is commonly considered to be the developer of the modern Periodic Table of the Elements?

a)

Nikolay Basov

b)

Pavel Cherenkov

c)

Antoine Lavoisier

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

89.

Which New Zealand-born British physicist conducted research that led to the first "splitting" of the atom in 1917?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Michael Faraday

90.

Which Danish physicist proposed that electrons in atoms jump from one orbit to another?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Otto Hahn

c)

James Watson

d)

Nikola Tesla

91.
JJ Thomson's theory was nicknamed _______.
a)
Billiard Ball Theory
b)
Solar System Theory
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Plum Pudding
92.
Which scientist developed the Electron Cloud?
a)
Bohr
b)
Chadwick
c)
Rutherford
d)
Dalton
93.
Which scientist developed the atomic theory?
a)
JJ Thomson
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
John Dalton
d)
James Chadwick
94.
Who believed that all matter is made up of small particles called atoms?
a)
Dalton
b)
Rutherford
c)
Bohr
d)
Chadwick
95.
This scientist believed that electrons orbit the nucleus.
a)
Dalton
b)
Bohr
c)
Rutherford
d)
Chadwick
96.
What was wrong with Dalton's model of the atom?
a)
He said the atom had a dense, positive center.
b)
He said the atom was made of positive matter surrounding negative particles.
c)
He said atoms cannot be subdivided, created or destroyed.
d)
He said e- follow specific paths.
97.
What was wrong with Bohr's model of the atom?
a)
He said the atom had a dense, positive center.
b)
He said the atom was made of positive matter surrounding  negative particles.
c)
He said atoms cannot be subdivided, created or destroyed.
d)
He said e- follow specific paths.
98.
What is an isotope? 
a)
A charged atom
b)
An atom with different amounts of neutrons
c)
An atom with different amounts of protons
d)
A neutral atom
99.
What is the name of the pictured isotope?
a)
Chlorine-Schmorine
b)
Chlorine-17
c)
Chlorine-35
d)
Chlorine-18
100.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

101.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

102.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

103.
What does it mean to be ductile?
a)
able to be hammered into different shapes
b)
able to be drawn into a wire
c)
heavy for their size
d)
break or shatter easily
104.
What is a conductor?
a)
Heat and electricity move through them easily
b)
able to be drawn into a wire
c)
able to be hammered into different shapes
d)
shiny
105.
What does brittle mean?
a)
shiny
b)
able to be hammered into different shapes
c)
able to be drawn into a wire
d)
breaks or shatters easily
106.
Where are metalloids located on the periodic table?
a)
to the right of nonmetals
b)
along the zig-zag line
c)
to the left of the zig-zag line
d)
to the right of the zig-zag line
107.
A substance that is shiny and a good conductor would be classified as a
a)
nonmetal
b)
metalloid
c)
metal
d)
metallica
108.
A substance that is dull, brittle, and a nonconductor would be classified as a
a)
metal
b)
nonnmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
metallica
109.
Metals are located on the 
a)
right side of the zig-zag line
b)
left side of the zig-zag line
c)
along the zig-zag line
110.
Nonmetals are found
a)
to the left of the zig-zag line
b)
to the right of the zig-zag line
c)
along the zig-zag line
111.
All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?
a)
Dull
b)
Luster
c)
Malleable
d)
Hard
112.
Which of the following is a transition metal? 
a)
Iron
b)
Oxygen
c)
Neon
d)
Barium
113.
Which of the following is an Alkaline Earth Metal? 
a)
Calcium
b)
Lithium
c)
Phosphorus
d)
Copper 
114.
Which of the following is an Alkali Metal? 
a)
Magnesium
b)
Chromium
c)
Sodium
d)
Fluorine 
115.
Which of the following is a Halogen? 
a)
Bromine
b)
Rubidium
c)
Argon
d)
Beryllium
116.
Which of the following is a Noble Gas? 
a)
Krypton
b)
Chlorine
c)
Radium
d)
Gallium
117.
Which of the following is the most reactive group of non-metals? 
a)
Alkali
b)
Alkali Earth
c)
Halogen
d)
Noble Gas
118.
What group on the Periodic Table contains the elements of the alkaline earth family?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
17
d)
18
119.
How many valence electrons does an alkaline earth metal have? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
7
d)
8
120.
How many valence electrons does a halogen have? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
7
d)
8
121.
a)

Transition Metals

b)

Inner Transition Metals

c)

Metals

d)

Metalloids

122.

Group 17

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Noble Gases

d)

Transition Metals

123.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the metalloids.

a)

bright yellow

b)

gold

c)

teal

d)

light blue

124.

The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

valence electrons

d)

number of isotopes

125.
How many electrons should Beryllium have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
126.
How many electrons should Sodium have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
127.
How many electrons should Neon have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
128.
?
a)
Helium
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Argon
d)
Silver
129.
?
a)
Helium
b)
Oxygen
c)
Sodium
d)
Phosphorous
130.
How many electrons should Carbon have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5

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