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PERIODIC TABLE QUIZ

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following elements is a non-metal in group 14?

a)

Carbon (C)

b)

Silicon (Si)

c)

Tin (Sn)

d)

Lead (Pb)

2.

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)

3.
How many "valance electrons" are in chlorine?
a)
7
b)
2
c)
17
d)
8
4.

If something has an atomic number of 11 and 5 neutrons, how many protons does it have?

a)

impossible to tell

b)

11

c)

5

d)

6

5.

What is the atomic number of Oxygen?

a)

8

b)

15

c)

16

d)

7

6.

The Alkali Metals are group(s) ___________.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3-12

d)

17

7.

What is this atom's atomic number?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

What is this atom's atomic number?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

18

9.

What type of element is Calcium (Ca)?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

10.

What type of element is Silicon (Si)?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

11.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
12.
Each column in the periodic table is called a 
a)
period
b)
group
c)
cluster
d)
unit
13.
Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive)  gases?
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
14.

How many Elements are on the periodic table?

a)

120

b)

108

c)

118

d)

92

15.

What is the atomic symbol for gold?

a)

Au

b)

Ag

c)

Cu

d)

Go

16.

Which part of a helium atom is posively charged?

a)

Electron

b)

Neutron

c)

Nucleus

d)

Proton

17.

An atom of any element must contain-

a)

an equal number of protons and neutrons

b)

an equal number of protons and electrons

c)

more electrons than neutrons

d)

more electrons than protons

18.

The periodic table is organized by

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

alphabetically

d)

element symbols

19.

What period is K (potassium) in

a)

period 1

b)

period 3

c)

period 4

d)

period 7

20.
The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a
a)
group
b)
family
c)
period
d)
atomic number
21.
A vertical column is called...
a)
group
b)
tower
c)
period
d)
crew
22.

What is the symbol for element Sulfur?

a)

Sb

b)

S

c)

Sr

d)

Se

23.
One way the Periodic Table is organized is...
a)
shiny and dull
b)
flexible or not flexible
c)
Periods and Tables
d)
Metals, Nonmetals, Metalloids
24.
Each Column of the Periodic Table is called a...
a)
group
b)
period
c)
metal
d)
mass
25.

Which of the following substances are elements?

a)

nitrogen

b)

hydrogen

c)

salt

d)

wood

e)

carbon

26.

Which non-metal is not located next to any other non-metals on the periodic table?

a)

H

b)

C

c)

Si

d)

F

27.

Magnesium #12 and Strontium #38 are in the same group, and Potassium#19 and Calcium #20 are in the same period.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which of the following is not an alkali metal?

a)

H #1

b)

Li #3

c)

Na #11

d)

K #19

e)

Rb #37

29.
Each horizontal row of the periodic table is called
a)
period
b)
group
c)
scientific law
d)
periodic law
30.
Each vertical column of the periodic table is called
a)
period
b)
group
c)
scientific law
d)
periodic law
31.

Which element is classified as a metalloid?

a)

Cr

b)

Cs

c)

Sc

d)

Si

32.
The element in period 3 with the most metallic character is
a)
sodium
b)
sulfur
c)
silicon
d)
phosphorus
33.
Which is a metalloid?
a)
Germanium
b)
Gallium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Bismuth(Bi)
34.

An element that is a very reactive gas is most likely a member of the...

a)

noble gases

b)

alkali metals

c)

halogens

d)

actinides

35.
Which of the following metals is most reactive?
a)
Sodium (Na)
b)
calcium (Ca)
c)
titanium (Ti)
d)
All metals have the same reactivity
36.
Ionization energy is the...
a)
energy needed to remove the outermost electron.
b)
ability of an atom to attract electrons from another atom.
37.
Which has the greater EN: 
N or C?
a)
C
b)
N
38.
Which has the greater EN: 
H or F?
a)
H
b)
F
39.
Atomic Radius is...
a)
the relative size of the atom's nucleus
b)
the relative size of the atom's electron cloud
c)
the energy required to shield the outer electrons from the nucleus
d)
a measure of the ability of an atom to attract electrons
40.
As you move down the periodic table atoms get bigger.  This is because ____________.
a)
The atoms have more mass.
b)
The atoms have more protons.
c)
The atoms have more energy levels
d)
The atoms have more nuetrons
41.
As you move down a group, atomic radius increases because - 
a)
you add more and more neutrons
b)
you add more and more protons
c)
you add more and more shells (energy levels)
d)
you add more atomic mass
42.
The atom with the largest atomic radius in Group 18 is - 
a)
Ar
b)
He
c)
Kr
d)
Rn
43.
The atom with the largest atomic radius in Group 18 is - 
a)
Ar
b)
He
c)
Kr
d)
Rn
44.
What family has the most reactive NON-metals? 
a)
Halogens
b)
Noble gases
c)
Alkali gases
d)
Chalcogens
45.

As you go from left to right across the periodic table the atomic radius __________?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

does not change

46.
Which of the following will have a lower ionization energy than Scandium (Sc)?
a)
Helium (He)
b)
Titanium (Ti)
c)
Calcium (Ca)
d)
Magnesium (Mg)
47.
Which atom has the largest atomic radius?
a)
potassium
b)
rubidium 
c)
francium
d)
cesium
48.
Which atom has a greater atomic radius? 
a)
Ca
b)
Br
c)
Ni
d)
Ti
49.

Which has a greater radius?

a)

Cl atom

b)

Cl ion

c)

neither

d)

More information needed.

50.

what is the meaning of trends ?

a)

something boring

b)

a general direction , everybody follows

c)

something not fashionable

51.

fall is...

a)

rising up

b)

going higher and higher

c)

going down

52.

What does trend mean?

a)

A trend is a preference that we have over something, an action or a thought.

b)

The terms also can meat to fashion or fad.

c)

A general direction in which something is developing or changing.

d)

All of the above.

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