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Chemistry Form 4 Periodic Table of Elements

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many orbitals does calcium have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Where would you find the most reactive metals on the periodic table?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 13

d)

Group 18

3.

According to the Periodic Table, Silicon is considered a ____.

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

4.

Which of the following is NOT a physical property of metals?

a)

Shiny

b)

Conducts electric energy

c)

Good insulator

d)

Can be pulled into cables

5.

In the picture, A is pointing to

a)

The atomic mass

b)

The element name

c)

The chemical symbol

d)

The atomic number

6.

Why are Noble gases typically seen not bonded in nature?

a)

They are highly reactive

b)

They are rarely seen at all in nature, only in labs

c)

They have a full outermost orbital

d)

They only have one valence electron

7.

In the picture, C is pointing to...

a)

The atomic mass

b)

the element name

c)

the chemical symbol

d)

the atomic number

8.
The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a
a)
group
b)
family
c)
period
d)
atomic number
9.
How did Mendeleev arrange the elements?
a)
alphabetical 
b)
density
c)
melting point
d)
atomic mass
10.
This class of elements are sometimes called "semiconductors."
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Groups
11.
The yellow atoms are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
12.
Elements in a ..................have similar chemical properties.  
a)
period
b)
group
c)
row
13.
What is the chemical symbol for Carbon?
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Car
14.
What does the chemical symbol Na stand for?
a)
Name of the Elements
b)
Sodium
c)
Neoprene
15.
What is the chemical symbol for Fluorine?
a)
F
b)
Fl 
c)
Fe
16.
What does the chemical symbol He stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
17.
Nitrogen
a)
N
b)
Ni
c)
He
d)
G
18.
Silver
a)
Si
b)
S
c)
E
d)
Ag
19.
An example of elements from period 3 that have the same number of electron shell
a)
Hydrogen and Oxygen
b)
Sodium and Potassium
c)
 Sodium and Magnesium
d)
Helium and Hydrogen
20.
What do the blue and red spheres represent in this model of an atomic nucleus?
a)
Gluons and leptons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Positrons and electrons
d)
Atoms and molecules
21.
Which statement is true about the properties of the majority of the elements in the far left column of the periodic table?
a)
They have low heat conductivity.
b)
They have low electrical conductivity.
c)
They have no luster.
d)
They are highly reactive.
22.

Scientists can identify an element by looking at the structure of a single

a)

atom.

b)

neutron.

c)

molecule.

d)

electron.

23.

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

24.

Helium is a good insulator. Why?

a)

Helium do not contains mobile ions

b)

Helium do not contains mobile electrons

c)

Helium is not inert

d)

Helium is light

25.

Argon (proton number =18) is inert to any chemical reaction because

a)

It is light

b)

it is located in Group 18

c)

it has achieved stable duplet electron arrangement

d)

it has achieved stable octet electron arrangement

26.
Name group 2 on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
d)
transition metals
27.
Name group 1 on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
noble gases
d)
halogens