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Atoms and the Periodic Table

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
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1.

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

a)

Groups

b)

Periods

c)

Compounds

d)

Elements

2.

Sodium (Na) is found in which period?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

The atomic number tells you what?

a)

The number of electrons

b)

the number of neutrons

c)

The number of protons

d)

The group number

4.

What does the 4 represent?

a)

period number

b)

element name

c)

atomic number

d)

chemical symbol

5.

Which of the following are found on the Periodic Table?

a)

Elements

b)

Molecules

c)

Compounds

d)

Atoms

6.

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

a)

Groups

b)

Periods

c)

Families

d)

Elements

7.

The building blocks of all matter is:

a)

cells

b)

atoms

c)

elements

d)

mass

8.

A collection of the same type of atom is a(n):

a)

Compound

b)

Molecule

c)

Proton

d)

Element

9.

The positively charged part of an atom that is found in the nucleus is the:

a)

Proton

b)

Electron

c)

Neutron

d)

Element

10.

What part of an atom has no charge and is found in the nucleus?

a)

Proton

b)

Electron

c)

Neutron

d)

Element

11.

Which of the following are the three main groups on the periodic table?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Period

d)

Metalloid

12.

What does the number of protons in an atom tell us?

a)

The number of electrons

b)

The atomic mass

c)

The atomic number

d)

The number of neutrons

13.

Which of the following is an element and a molecule?

a)

O

b)

H2O

c)

H2

d)

C6H12O6

14.

How many electrons are needed to make the element in the picture neutral?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

16

d)

32

15.

If an atom has 6 protons, 7 neutrons, and 6 electrons, what is its charge?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

not enough information

16.

A nucleus of an atom contains what two parts?

a)

electrons and protons

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

groups and periods

17.

If an atom has 11 protons and 9 electrons, what would its atomic number be?

a)

2

b)

9

c)

11

d)

20

18.

What charge does an atoms nucleus have?

a)

Positive

b)

Neutral

c)

Negative

d)

Either positive or negative

19.

A Sodium atom has 11 protons and 10 electrons. What is its charge?

a)

+11

b)

+1

c)

-1

d)

-10

20.

The __ elements are in the upper left of the periodic table, while the __ elements are found in the lower right.

a)

Heaviest, Lightest

b)

Gas, Solid

c)

Lightest, Heaviest

d)

Nonmetal, Metal