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Periodic Table

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest piece of matter having all the chemical properties of that matter?

a)

Atom

b)

Molecule

c)

Compound

d)

Mixture

2.

What is a pure substance composed of two or more elements that are chemically combined?

a)

Atom

b)

Element

c)

Compound

d)

Mixture

3.

What is a pure substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical or chemical means?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Formula

d)

Mixture

4.

What is a unpure substance that is a combination of 2 or more substances that are not chemically combined?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Formula

d)

Mixture

5.

The following are an example of what?

Fe, Cl, Ar, Li, H, O, Cl, Ca

a)

Chemical formula

b)

Element symbol

c)

A mixture

6.

What is the symbol for carbon?

a)

C

b)

Ca

c)

Cb

d)

Cn

7.

What is the symbol for phosphorus?

a)

Ps

b)

Ph

c)

Po

d)

P

8.

What is the symbol for mercury?

a)

M

b)

Hg

c)

Me

d)

Hp

9.

The following are an example of what?

NaCl, H2O, CO2, Fe2O3, KCl

a)

Compound formula

b)

Element symbol

c)

A mixture

10.

The following are examples of what?

Soil, air, soup, chocolate, smoke, sweet tea, pizza

a)

Compounds

b)

Elements

c)

Mixtures

d)

Molecules

11.

What is the smallest piece of a compound?

a)

Atom

b)

Element

c)

Mixture

d)

Molecule

12.

What element category is shiny in luster, a good conductor, malleable, ductile, and has varied reactivity?

a)

Gas

b)

Metal

c)

Metalloid

d)

Nonmetal

13.

What category of element is shiny or dull in luster, a semi-conductor, semi-malleable, semi-ductile, and has varied reactivity?

a)

Liquid

b)

Metal

c)

Metalloid

d)

Nonmetal

14.

What category of elements is usually dull in luster, a poor conductor, brittle, and has varied reactivity?

a)

Solid

b)

Metal

c)

Metalloid

d)

Nonmetal

15.

What do we call the 18 vertical columns on the periodic table that contain elements with similar physical and chemical properties?

a)

Groups

b)

Liquids

c)

Periods

d)

Solids

16.

What do we call the 7 horizontal rows on the periodic table that contain elements with similar physical and chemical properties?

a)

Groups

b)

Liquids

c)

Periods

d)

Solids

17.

What is the number of protons that an element contains in its nucleus?

a)

Atomic number

b)

Atomic symbol

c)

Atomic name

d)

Atomic mass

18.

Where are most of the nonmetals located on the periodic table?

a)

Along the area called the staircase (stairsteps or zigzag)

b)

On the left and center

c)

On the right side

19.

Where are most all of the metals located on the periodic table?

a)

Along the area called the staircase (stairsteps or zigzag)

b)

On the left and center

c)

On the right side

20.

Where are the metalloids located on the periodic table?

a)

Along the area called the staircase (stairsteps or zigzag)

b)

On the left and center

c)

On the right side

21.

Which group only contains nonmetals?

a)

Group 4

b)

Group 12

c)

Group 14

d)

Group 18

22.

True or False: An element will break down when reacting with acids.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True or False: An element is a pure substance.

a)

True

b)

False