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Intro to the Periodic Table

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rows of elements are called

a)

Columns

b)

Periods

c)

Groups

d)

Families

2.

Columns of elements are called

a)

Groups

b)

Periods

c)

Families

d)

Rows

3.
Elements on the periodic table are arranged in increasing order of ______________.
a)
number of neutrons
b)
atomic number
c)
isotopes
d)
charge
4.

Which of the following is a metal?

a)

oxygen

b)

neon

c)

titanium

d)

hydrogen

5.

Which of these is a metalloid?

a)

Na (#11)

b)

As (#33)

c)

O (#8)

6.

The periodic table is mostly made up of what type of element?

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

7.

Which one of these is not a noble gas?

a)

He

b)

Rn

c)

I

d)

Kr

8.

What family is Sodium (Na) a part of?

a)

noble gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkali Metals

9.
Is Potassuim (K) a metal, non-metal, or a metalloid?
a)
Metal
b)
Non-Metal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Other
10.
What element is in period 3, group 14?
a)
He
b)
C
c)
N
d)
Si
11.
Bromine (Br) is in period ___, and group ____.
a)
3,  17
b)
4,  17
c)
17,  3
d)
17,  4
12.
What element is in period 5, group 11?
a)
Copper (Cu)
b)
Niobium (Nb)
c)
Silver (Ag)
d)
Gold (Au)
13.
Which of the following is a property of noble gases?
a)
They're nonreactive
b)
They're reactive
c)
They're metalloids
d)
They're good conductors
14.

What groups number are the halogens found?

a)

IA

b)

IIA

c)

VIIA

d)

VIIIA

15.

Which family is Calcium in?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Transition Metals

16.

This is a Bohr Diagram of Aluminum. How many valence electrons does Aluminum have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

17.

How many valence electrons does Lithium (Li) have?

a)

8

b)

1

c)

5

d)

2

18.

How many valence electrons does Bromine (Br) have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

19.
This could be the dot diagram of 
a)
Ne
b)
Si
c)
Al
d)
Be
20.
How many valence electrons are in an atom of Ba?
a)
2
b)
8
c)
4
d)
1
21.
How many valence electrons are found in atoms of group 14?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
14
d)
16
22.

Which element has 5 valence electrons and 2 electron energy levels?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Strontium

d)

Phosphorous

23.

Which element has 2 valence electrons and 3 electron energy levels?

a)

Calcium

b)

Magnesium

c)

Boron

d)

Potassium