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📘 Mon Nov 2 Intro to PT: Chemical Families CFU

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

UP and DOWN columns on the periodic table are

a)

groups

b)

periods

2.

The group number tells you the number of

a)

protons

b)

valence electrons

c)

energy levels

3.

Main group elements are AKA (also known as) the representative elements.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Why are these elements referred to as Representative Elements?

a)

they all have the same chemical properties

b)

they react in similar ways

c)

they display a wide range of physical and chemical properties

d)

they have no chemical properties

5.

Main group elements include the transition metals.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Elements of the same group or family have similar chemical properties

a)

False

b)

True

c)

Not enough information

d)

May be true

7.

All of the following are chemical families EXCEPT ___.

a)

Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Noble gases

d)

Alkali metals

8.

What is the name of this chemical family?

a)

Noble gases

b)

representative elements

c)

alkali metals

d)

alkali earth metals

9.

The family with the most reactive metals is the

a)

transition metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

alkali metals

d)

lanthanide metals

10.
Which is the lightest alkali metal?
a)
Aluminium
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Lithium
d)
Potassium
11.

Properties of the alkali metals are

a)

soft, low melting and boiling points and reacts well with the halogens

b)

hard, low melting and boiling points and reacts well with the alkaline earth metals

c)

3 valence electrons, soft and low melting points

12.

Which family(group) of metals have two electrons in the outer most energy level?

a)

Lanthanides

b)

Halogens

c)

Oxygen family

d)

Alkaline earth metals

13.

Which of the following element is a member of Alkaline earth metals?

a)

Lithium

b)

Iron

c)

Calcium

d)

Boron

14.
What are elements in groups 3-12 called?
a)
nonmetals
b)
metals
c)
halogens
d)
transition elements
15.

Which list of elements includes members of the transition metals?

a)

Iron, nickel, zinc

b)

helium, neon, argon

c)

hydrogen, lithium, sodium

d)

boron, aluminum, gallium

16.

Q1: Which of the following is not a transition metal?

a)

Cobalt

b)

Rhodium

c)

Zirconium

d)

Potassium

17.

Group 13 on the periodic table is the

a)

Boron Group

b)

Noble Gases

c)

Transition Metals

18.

Group 13 on the periodic table has how many valence electrons?

a)

3

b)

8

c)

18

19.

What is the name of this chemical family?

(a)  

20.

which elements have 4 valence electrons?

a)

boron family

b)

carbon family

c)

oxygen family

d)

nitrogen family

21.

What is the name of this chemical family?

(a)  

22.

Which family(group) has 5 electrons in the outer most energy level?

a)

Nitrogen family

b)

Halogens

c)

Oxygen family

d)

Alkaline earth metals

23.

Which chemical family is highly reactive and exists in all three states of matter at room temperature?

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Radioactive elements

d)

metalloids

24.

What element in the halogen family is liquid at room temperature?

a)

Rn

b)

Ne

c)

Br

d)

Xe

25.

Which of the following element is an example of Halogen

a)

Sodium

b)

Magnesium

c)

Fluorine

d)

Carbon

26.

Which of the follwing group of elements have 7 electrons in their outer most energy level?

a)

Actinides

b)

Noble gases

c)

Lanthanides

d)

Halogens

27.

Elements with a full outer energy shell that belong to Group 18 are known as ___.

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

metalloids

d)

metals

28.

Which statement describes the Noble Gases?

a)

No color, odor, or taste

b)

Highly reactive

c)

7 electrons in the outer shell

d)

found in Group 17

29.

Which of these is not a noble gas?

a)

Helium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Argon

d)

Krypton

30.
Which two groups on the Periodic Table are the MOST reactive?
a)
Group 1 and Group 17
b)
Group 2 and Group 16
c)
Group 13 and Group 15
d)
Group 17 and Group 18