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Organization of The Periodic Table of Elements

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The horizontal rows of elements in the periodic table are called

a)

Families

b)

Groups

c)

Periods

d)

Elements

2.

________ are the columns/families on the periodic table and are organized by similar properties.

a)

Classifications

b)

Groups

c)

Periods

d)

Elements

3.

Which Russian chemist arranged the first periodic table?

a)

Mosely

b)

Einstein

c)

Mendeleev

d)

Bohr

4.

How did Menedleev organize the periodic table?

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

alphabetical order

d)

color

5.

Moseley organized the periodic table by ____________

a)

atomic mass

b)

mass number

c)

number of electrons

d)

atomic number

6.

Which of the following elements is a METAL?

a)

Na

b)

Ne

c)

As

d)

Kr

7.

Which element is a NON-METAL?

a)

Po

b)

Na

c)

Rn

d)

Pb

8.

Which element is a METALLOID?

a)

K

b)

Sn

c)

Sb

d)

Mo

9.

Which element is shiny and a good conductor of heat/electricity?

a)

Mg

b)

Cl

c)

Xe

d)

He

10.

Which element is a good conductor of electricity?

a)

Au

b)

O

c)

He

d)

Og

11.

Which element is located in Group 18, Period 2?

(a)  

12.

Which element is located in Group 5, Period 6?

(a)  

13.

Which element is in Period 2, Group 14?

(a)  

14.

Which element is in Period 5, Group 17?

(a)  

15.
All of the following are metals EXCEPT:
a)
Cu (Copper)
b)
Pb (Lead)
c)
Br (Bromine)
d)
Na (Sodium)
16.

How many naturally occurring elements are there?

a)

100

b)

118

c)

94

d)

2

17.
Elements that are between metals and nonmetals, and have characteristics of both are called?
a)
Metals
b)
Metalloids
c)
Nonmetals
d)
Halogens
18.
The majority of the periodic table of the elements consists of:
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Halogens
d)
Metalloids
19.
The location of _____________ is group 15; period 3.
a)
N (Nitrogen)
b)
K (Potassium)
c)
P (Phosphorus)
d)
C (Carbon)
20.

Which of the following elements are nonmetals?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Nickel

c)

Potassium

d)

Arsenic

e)

Phosphorous

21.

The columns on the periodic table are called-

a)

Periods

b)

Areas

c)

Groups

d)

Pillars

22.

Which element is located in group 4 period 5

a)

Strontium

b)

Zirconium

c)

Vanadium

d)

Zinc

e)

Scandium

23.

Magnesium is located in-

a)

group 17 period 1

b)

group 2 period 3

c)

group 7 period 4

d)

group 3 period 2

24.

The symbol for silver is-

a)

Au

b)

Ag

c)

Si

d)

S

25.

Which element has an atomic number of 11

a)

Calcium

b)

Boron

c)

Sodium

d)

Nitrogen

26.
Most of the nonmetals on the periodic table are located...
a)
on the left side
b)
at the bottom
c)
on the right side
d)
in the middle
27.
_______ are the ROWS on the periodic table.
a)
Families
b)
Groups
c)
Periods
d)
Elements
28.

As you move from left to right across the periodic table and down, the atomic number increases.

a)

True

b)

False

29.
The periodic table has __ periods.
a)
18
b)
8
c)
2
d)
7
30.
The periodic table has __ groups.
a)
8
b)
7
c)
18
d)
2