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Mr. Crowne's Atoms, Elements, and the Periodic Table

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The second energy level can hold up to how many electrons?
a)
2
b)
8
c)
10
d)
12
2.
What is the atomic mass of "F"
a)
9
b)
18
c)
17
d)
19
3.
How do you find out the number of protons in an atom?
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
charge
d)
atomic mass - atomic number
4.
How do you find out the number of neutrons in an atom?
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
charge
d)
atomic mass - atomic number
5.
All matter is made of _________. 
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
electrons 
d)
compounds 
6.
Which particle has a similar mass to a proton?
a)
Electron
b)
Neutron
c)
Photon
d)
Marble
7.
The mass of a proton is _______.
a)
1 amu
b)
1 gram
c)
has no mass
d)
undetermined
8.
The part of the atom that determines the identity of the atom is the ____________.
a)
proton
b)
nucleus
c)
electron
d)
neutron
9.
A substance that is made up for one type of atom is called an:
a)
atom
b)
element
c)
compound
d)
mixture
10.
How are elements ordered on the Periodic Table?
a)
Alphabetical Order
b)
By their color.
c)
By their atomic mass.
d)
By their atomic number.
11.
Which item on this element square is the chemical symbol?
a)
Copper
b)
29
c)
Cu
d)
63.546
12.
Which item on this element square represents the atomic number?
a)
13
b)
Al
c)
Aluminum
d)
26.981538
13.
How many neutrons are in the atom "K"?
a)
7
b)
19
c)
39
d)
20
14.
How many protons does an atom of Carbon have? 
a)
3
b)
12.011
c)
6
d)
none
15.
The first energy level can hold up to how many electrons?
a)
8
b)
4
c)
2
d)
5
16.
What are the number of electrons in Carbon?
a)
12
b)
10
c)
6
d)
14
17.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
18.
Which is a neutron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
19.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
15
d)
18
20.
Which is a proton?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
21.
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.
22.
A neutron has a charge of
a)
+2
b)
No charge
c)
-1
d)
+1
23.
What does the 1.00794 stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic explosion
24.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
25.

What are the elements in group 1 (the far left) of the periodic table called?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

26.

What are the elements in group 2 of the periodic table called?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

27.

What are the elements in group 18 (the far right) of the periodic table called?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

28.

What are the elements in group 17 of the periodic table called?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

29.

What are the elements in groups 3-12 of the periodic table called?

a)

Transition metals

b)

Non-metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Metals

30.

What are the elements found along the "staircase" called? They have properties of both metals and non-metals.

a)

Metalloids

b)

Non-metals

c)

Transition metals

d)

Metals

31.

The horizontal rows on the periodic table are called:

a)

Shells

b)

Periods

c)

Groups

d)

Horizontals

32.

The vertical columns on the periodic table that have common properties are called

a)

Groups

b)

Periods

c)

Shells

d)

Valences

33.

The Russian scientist who created one of the first periodic tables by using atomic mass was:

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Mendeleev

d)

Thomson

34.

The model of an atom that shows electrons in circular orbits around the nucleus is called the:

a)

Bohr Model

b)

Lewis Dot Structure

c)

Rutherford Model

d)

Thomson Model

35.

The model of an atom that uses dots surrounding the atomic symbol to represent valence electrons is called the:

a)

Bohr Model

b)

Lewis Dot Structure

c)

Rutherford Model

d)

Thomson Model

36.
Which two subatomic particles are found in the NUCLEUS of at atom?
a)
protons & nuetrons
b)
protons & electrons
c)
neutrons & electrons
d)
electrons & protons
37.
What type of subatomic particles are found in the cloud?
a)
neutrons
b)
electrons
c)
protons
d)
reactions
38.
Which type of subatomic particles have the LEAST amount of mass?
a)
protons
b)
electrons
c)
neutrons
d)
nucleus
39.
What gives an atom mass?
a)
Protons & electrons in the nucleus
b)
electrons in the cloud
c)
protons & neutrons in the nucleus
d)
Protons & electrons in the cloud
40.
If an atom has 24 protons and 24 electrons, what is the atomic number of this element?
a)
24
b)
48
c)
0
d)
42
41.

A(n) _______________________ cannot be broken down into any other substance.

a)

mixture

b)

atom

c)

element

d)

compound

42.

Fe is the ___________________ for iron

a)

atomic number

b)

chemical symbol

c)

atomic mass

d)

protons

43.

This type of element makes up most (75%) of the periodic table.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Noble Gases

44.

Characteristics of metals are....

a)

Good conductors of heat and electricity

b)

High melting point

c)

Easily loses electrons

d)

All of the above

45.

What element contains 53 protons?

a)

Manganese

b)

Iodine

c)

Palladium

46.
The majority of an atom's mass exists where?
a)
In the nucleus
b)
In the electron cloud
c)
In the space between the nucleus and the electrons
d)
In the neutrons
47.
Who believed that electrons were scattered amongst positively charged material.
a)
JJ Thomson
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
John Dalton
d)
Niels Bohr
48.
Believed that atoms are small, hard particles that were "indivisible"
a)
Democritus
b)
Aristotle
c)
Schrodinger
d)
Greek Philosophers
49.
Did experiments to show that atoms form compound in set ratios.
a)
John Dalton
b)
Schrodinger
c)
Niels Bohr
d)
JJ Thomson
50.
Discovered that the atom has a small, dense, positively charged nucleus.
a)
Ernest Rutherford
b)
Heisenberg
c)
Democritus
d)
JJ Thomson
51.
Believed that electrons traveled around the nucleus in definite paths.
a)
Niels Bohr
b)
John Dalton
c)
Modern Atomic Theory
d)
Ernest Rutherford
52.
Believed that all atoms of the same element would be the same.
a)
John Dalton
b)
JJ Thomson
c)
Niels Bohr
d)
Modern Atomic Theory
53.
The Bohr model below depicts which element?
a)
Scandium
b)
Titanium
c)
Calcium
d)
Potassium
54.
The following picture represents which atomic model?
a)
JJ Thomson
b)
John Dalton
c)
Ernest Rutherford
d)
Schrodinger & Heisenberg