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The elements + Periodic Table

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
Chemical Symbol
d)
Element Name
2.

The atomic number tells you what?

a)

number of electrons

b)

number of atoms

c)

number of neutrons

d)

both electrons and protons in an atom.

3.
________ are the COLUMNS on the periodic table and are organized by similar properties.
a)
Classifications
b)
Groups
c)
Periods
d)
Elements
4.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table?
a)
top left corner
b)
bottom left corner
c)
top right corner
d)
bottom left corner
5.
What is the chemical symbol for the element hydrogen
a)
H
b)
He
c)
h
d)
he
6.
What is the chemical symbol for the element Carbon
a)
ca
b)
co2
c)
C
d)
Cd
7.
What is the chemical symbol for the element Iron
a)
I
b)
Ir
c)
Fe
d)
fe
8.

Sn

a)

tin

b)

sulfur

c)

iron

d)

sodium

9.

Zinc

a)

Z

b)

Zi

c)

ZN

d)

Zn

10.

Neon

a)

N

b)

No

c)

Ne

d)

Nn

11.

What are the vertical columns on the periodic called?

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

nonmetals

d)

metals

e)

metalloids

12.

What do the vertical columns on the periodic table tell us?

a)

The number of orbitals

b)

The number of valence electrons (electrons on the outer most shell)

13.

How do you calculate the number of neutrons? *

a)

Mass = Atomic number - Neutrons

b)

Mass - Atomic number = Neutrons

c)

Atomic number = Neutrons

14.

How many protons and electrons does nickel have?

a)

28

b)

58.69

15.

What is the atomic mass?

a)

58.693

b)

28

16.

Who developed the first periodic table, organizing the elements according to atomic weight. When he ordered the elements, he noticed that there were patterns of repeating properties. The modern periodic table sequences elements from left to right by atomic number.


This was the first person to organize a periodic table.

a)

Neils Bohr

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev

c)

Democritus

d)

Ernest Rutherford

17.

A subatomic particle that has a negative charge

a)

nobles gases

b)

protons

c)

electrons

d)

neutrons

18.

A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom

a)

Proton

b)

elecrtron

c)

groups

d)

neutrons

19.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the noble gases.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

20.
How many neutrons are in a Gold atom?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
118
d)
275