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Atoms and Elements

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these element are found before Iron in the periodic table?

a)

Cobalt

b)

Copper

c)

Potassium

d)

Nickel

e)

Manganese

2.

The mass of Iodine is ______________.

a)

53

b)

126.9

c)

17

d)

5

3.

Lithium is in the 1st column of the 2nd row. What is the atomic number for it?

a)

6.941

b)

2

c)

3

d)

1

4.

If potassium has an atomic number of 19, then how many protons and electrons does it have?

a)

19

b)

38

c)

1

d)

18

5.

The chemical symbol for Zinc is

a)

zn

b)

ZN

c)

Zn

d)

zN

6.

What family (or column) of the periodic table is He?

a)

alkaloid

b)

metal

c)

noble gas

d)

halogen

7.

How many valence electrons does Si have?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

1

d)

4

8.

How many valence electrons does phosphorus have?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3

9.

How many valence electrons does Aluminum have?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

10.

How many valence electrons does magnesium have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Sodium and Potassium are in the same group on the periodic table. How many valence electrons does potassium have?

a)

6

b)

2

c)

0

d)

1

12.

Krypton has 36 as its atomic number. The mass is 84. How many neutrons does it have?

a)

36

b)

84

c)

48

d)

18

13.

The MASS of an atom is equal to

a)

protons and electrons

b)

electrons and neutrons

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

proton, electrons and neutrons

14.

To find the CHARGE of an atom, you add the charges of

a)

protons and electrons

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

electrons and neutrons

d)

protons, electrons and neutrons

15.

Atomic mass - protons = neutrons. How many neutrons are in Iodine?

a)

127

b)

74

c)

53

d)

180

16.

Mercury is in the 80th position on the periodic table. How many protons does it have?

a)

200.59

b)

40

c)

20

d)

80