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IPC - Periodic Table

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ______ is a chart created by Scientists to organize the elements according to repeated changes of the properties.

a)

mass number

b)

periodic table

c)

isotope metalloid

d)

list

2.

Which of the following best describes the three general groups of elements?

a)

metals, nonmetals, and noble gases

b)

metals, metalloids, and synthetics

c)

solid, liquid, and gas

d)

metals, metalloids, and nonmetals

3.

The name of every element can be abbreviated using a _______.

a)

chemical symbol

b)

mass number

c)

Roman numeral

d)

Greek letter

4.

Which of the following is the correct chemical symbol for carbon?

a)

Ca

b)

Car

c)

Crbn

d)

C

5.

A(n) _______ is a method of representing atoms and the electrons in their outer energy levels.

a)

electron dot diagram

b)

chemical symbol

c)

chemical formula

d)

chemical equation

6.

The horizontal rows on the periodic table are called:

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

7.

A vertical column on the periodic table is called a:

a)

group

b)

tower

c)

period

d)

crew

8.
How many electrons can the first energy level hold?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
0
9.
How many valence electrons does Calcium have? How many energy levels does Calcium have?
a)
2 valence: 4 energy levels 
b)
20 valence:  4 energy levels 
c)
4 valence: 2 energy levels 
d)
2 valence: 3 energy levels 
10.

periods on the periodic table tell you

a)

the number of valence electrons

b)

the number of protons

c)

the number of energy levels

d)

the total number of subatomic particles in the element

11.

groups on the periodic table tell you

a)

the number of energy levels (rings)

b)

the number of protons

c)

the elements identity

d)

the number of valence electrons

12.

What are valence electrons?

a)

The total number of electrons in an atom

b)

The number of electrons in the outermost shell

c)

The number of electrons in the second shell

d)

The number of protons in the outermost shell

13.

How many valence electrons does this atom have?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

3

d)

13

14.

How many valence electrons does this atom have?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

15.

The second electron orbital or energy level can hold a maximum of how many electrons?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

8

d)

6