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ECP: 1.3-1.4 The Periodic Table

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are elements organized in the periodic table ?

a)

Alphabetically

b)

Based on physical and chemical properties

c)

Increasing number of electrons

d)

Most reactive to least reactive

2.

Most elements on the periodic table are classified as ____________.

a)

Gases

b)

Metalloids

c)

Metals

d)

Nonmetals

3.

Groups on the periodic table are arranged...

a)

Vertically

b)

Horizontally

c)

Diagonally from bottom right corner

d)

Diagonally from top right corner

4.

Which accurately describes nonmetals?

a)

Poor conductors of electricity

b)

Often used in computer parts

c)

Both malleable and ductile

d)

Both dull and brittle

5.

Which group on the periodic table is the most reactive?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 13

d)

Group 18

6.

How many neutrons does Chlorine have?

a)

17

b)

36

c)

35

d)

18

7.

How many periods are there in the periodic table?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

10

d)

18

8.

Each horizontal row on the periodic table is called a what?

a)

Group

b)

Row

c)

Period

d)

Family

9.

Who arranged the periodic table of elements by the atomic mass (or mass number)?

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Henry Moseley

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

10.

The number of neutrons in an atom can be found by

a)

adding the number of neutrons and protons together.

b)

adding the atomic mass and the atomic number.

c)

subtratcting the atomic number from the atomic mass.

d)

subtracting the atomic mass from the atomic number.

11.

___________________ are positively charged particles located in the nucleus of an atom.

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Isotopes

12.

Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of

a)

electrons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons

d)

nuclei

13.

Elements on the Periodic Table are ordered according to their

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

number of atoms

d)

atomic number

14.

The elements that touch the zigzag line on the Periodic Table are called

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

gasses

15.

What do atoms of the same periodic group have in common?

a)

They have the same atomic number.

b)

They have the same chemical symbols.

c)

The have similar chemical properties.

d)

They have the same atomic mass.

16.

The smallest particle of an element that has the same chemical properties of the element is

a)

a molecule of that element.

b)

an atom of that element.

c)

a proton of that element.

d)

the nucleus of the element.

17.

Protons have a ____________ charge, neutrons have a ____________ charge, and electrons have a ____________ charge.

a)

positive; negative, neutral

b)

positive, neutral, negative

c)

neutral, negative, positive

d)

negative, neutral, positive

18.

The history of the Atomic Theory involves many changes from its early form. Theories change because

a)

people decide to no longer agree with them.

b)

all theories must be changed after a certain time.

c)

new evidence is found that allows the theory to be changed.

d)

when scientists die, their theories are always changed.

19.

The three kinds of elements are

a)

metals, nonmetals, and liquid metals

b)

metals, nonmetals, and metalloids

c)

metals, solids, and liquids

d)

metalloids, asteroids, and nonmetals

20.
The blue atoms are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
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.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
23.

Which is a halogen?

a)

Helium

b)

Chlorine

c)

Oxygen

d)

Neptune

24.

Which is an alkali metal?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Iron

c)

Sodium

d)

Europium

25.

Which element is a metalloid?

a)

H

b)

Re

c)

Ne

d)

B

26.

Which pair of elements would most likely have similar properties?

a)

Calcium (Ca) and cobalt (Co)

b)

sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl)

c)

boron (B) and phosphorus (P)

d)

oxygen (O) and sulfur (S)

27.

Which two elements are in the same period?

a)

boron (B) and lithium (Li)

b)

beryllium (Be) and calcium (Ca)

c)

phosphorus (P) and oxygen(O)

d)

boron (B) and phosphorus (P)

28.

Metals are located on the

________ side of the

Periodic Table.

a)

ZIG-ZAG

b)

LEFT

c)

RIGHT

d)

BOTTOM

29.

Find the element on Period 3 and Group 17. What is

this element’s chemical symbol?

a)

F

b)

Br

c)

Cl

d)

I

30.

Boron (B) is a metalloid because it is a___.

a)

good conductor of electricity but it is ductile

b)

poor conductor of electricity but it has dull luster

c)

good conductor of electricity but it has a shiny,

metallic luster

d)

poor conductor of electricity but it has shiny,

metallic luster

31.

In an atom, which subatomic particles are always equal?

a)

protons and electrons

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

protons, neutrons, and electrons

32.

How many valence electrons do the atoms of elements in group 13 have (the Boron Group)?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

8

d)

13

33.

Choose ALL of the alkali metals (group 1) from the list below:

a)

lithium

b)

copper

c)

mercury

d)

potassium

e)

sodium

34.

True or false: All elements in a family have the same number of valence electrons (except Helium and the transition metals).

a)

True

b)

False

35.

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

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

36.

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

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

37.

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

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

38.

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

a)

bright yellow

b)

gold

c)

teal

d)

light blue

39.

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

40.

Which family of elements does not combine with other elements unless under special conditions in a laboratory?

a)

Noble gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Metalloids

d)

Alkaline earth metals

e)

Actinides

41.

a collection of atoms of one type that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical or physical means

a)

element

b)

subatomic particle

c)

electron

d)

matter

42.

one of several forms of a single element, which contains the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons

a)

isotope

b)

ion

c)

orbital

d)

nucleus

43.

an atom or group of atoms that has gained or lost one or more electrons and is now either positively or negatively charged

a)

isotope

b)

ion

c)

orbital

d)

nucleus