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WorksheetsThe Periodic Table of Elements
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which is the only English letter NOT found in the periodic table of elements?
J
Q
X
Z
This Russian chemist was known as the Father of the Modern Periodic Table. An element is also named after him. Who was he?
Jons Jakob Berzelius
Julius Lothar Meyer
Dmitri Mendeleev
Lise Meitner
Which element is considered to be the 'lightest metal'? It is commonly used in batteries.
Beryllium
Hydrogen
Helium
Lithium
Which element has its symbol derived from a German name?
Antimony
Silver
Tin
Tungsten
Four new elements have been added to the modern periodic table as of 2016, thereby completing the 7th period. Which one is element 115?
Nihonium (Nh)
Moscovium (Mc)
Tennessine (Ts)
Oganesson (Og)
Of the four elements shown, which one is a METALLOID?
Selenium (Se)
Silicon (Si)
Silver (Ag)
Sulfur (S)
Which NON-METALLIC GASEOUS element is necessary for our normal breathing system?
Helium (He)
Hydrogen (H)
Oxygen (O)
Xenon (Xe)
Which METALLIC element is commonly used for electrical wiring?
Aluminum (Al)
Copper (Cu)
Iron (Fe)
Nickel (Ni)
Fluorine (F), Chlorine (Cl), Bromine (Br), Iodine (I), Astatine (At), and Tennessine (Ts) are elements that form the group ________.
Alkali Metals
Chalcogens
Halogens
Noble Gases
Who was this Swedish chemist who used letters as chemical symbols of elements?
Robert Boyle
Jons Jakob Berzelius
Antoine Lavoisier
Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner
Which element is found in the THIRD PERIOD?
Calcium (Ca)
Carbon (C)
Chlorine (Cl)
Cobalt (Co)
Which noble gas is commonly used in inflating balloons, esp. during parties?
Argon (Ar)
Helium (He)
Krypton (Kr)
Neon (Ne)
Which NON-METALLIC SOLID element is common among many organic materials, and even living organisms?
Boron (B)
Carbon (C)
Nitrogen (N)
Fluorine (F)
The horizontal lines that run from left to right in the periodic table is called _________.
Dimensions
Families
Groups
Periods
How many columns are found in the modern periodic table of elements?
16
17
18
19
'Argentum' is the Latin name of the symbol of which metallic element?
Aluminum
Gold
Mercury
Silver
Which of the following elements is named after a country?
Erbium (Er)
Nihonium (Nh)
Thorium (Th)
Uranium (U)
How many elements have a single-letter chemical symbol?
13
14
15
16
How many elements have chemical symbols different from their names?
10
11
12
13
Which element is considered to be the most abundant in the universe?
Carbon (C)
Hydrogen (H)
Nitrogen (N)
Oxygen (O)
