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Periodic Table

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 24mins

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1.

Horizontal rows, called periods, on the periodic table show the number of ___________________________ for elements

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

valence electrons

d)

layers of electrons

2.

Columns on the Periodic Table are called groups. They show the number of __________________________ for elements

a)

valence electrons

b)

protons

c)

electron layers

d)

neutrons

3.

The number of protons and neutrons tells you the ____________________ for an individual element

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

valence electrons

d)

group number

4.

The Periodic Table is organized today based on the number of protons. We call this the _______________________.

a)

atomic mass

b)

proton power

c)

atomic number

d)

mass number

5.

All of these properties describe metals EXCEPT...

a)

malleable

b)

good conductors

c)

brittle

d)

shiny luster

6.

Which element is a metalloid?

a)

Titanium

b)

Phosphorous

c)

Potassium

d)

Germanium

7.

How many electrons does a neutral Iodine atom have?

a)

53

b)

126

c)

73

d)

179

8.

Elements that have gained or lost electrons are called _________?

a)

Isotopes

b)

Atoms

c)

Ions

d)

Electrodes

9.

Versions of an element that have extra neutrons are known as _______________?

a)

Ions

b)

Isotopes

c)

atoms

d)

electrodes

10.

The elements with the largest size (atomic radius) are found _________________

a)

in the top left

b)

in the bottom left

c)

in the top right

d)

in the bottom right

11.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
12.
The atomic number of this pictured element is
a)
28
b)
58.6934
c)
Ni
d)
Nickel
13.

a subatomic particle, contained in the nucleus of an atom, having the same mass as a proton but no electrical charge

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

14.

Which of these properties describe nonmetals?

a)

malleable

b)

poor conductors

c)

ductile

d)

shiny

15.

Which one of these people first developed a periodic table

a)

Henry Mosely

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Amedo Avogadro