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Chemical Families

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the atomic number for aluminum?

a)

1

b)

26.98

c)

26

d)

13

2.

All of the following are chemical families EXCEPT ___.

a)

Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Noble gases

d)

Alkali metals

3.

Why are the elements in Group 8A (18) called Noble gases?

a)

They were discovered by the royal family.

b)

They are more valuable than other gases.

c)

They rarely take part in a reaction.

d)

They are highly reactive.

4.

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

5.

Which element belongs in the halogen family?

a)

Rn

b)

Ne

c)

Br

d)

Xe

6.
All elements in the same group have the same number of ___.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
atomic mass units
d)
valence electrons
7.
Elements in the same ________ are more chemically similar.
a)
group
b)
period
c)
club
d)
table
8.
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
a)
K and Na
b)
K and Ca
c)
K and Cl
d)
K and S
9.
Beryllium is in group number______.
a)
Group 2
b)
Group 3
c)
Group 4
d)
Group 7
10.
Lithium (Li) is part of the _ family.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
Noble gases
11.
Neon is part of the _ family.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
12.

This family is group 2 on the Periodic Table of the Elements.

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

13.
Which group of elements have the most stable, nonreactive elements (will not bond with others)?
a)
metalloids
b)
halogens
c)
alkali metals
d)
noble gases
14.

Elements with similar chemical properties have the same number of ______

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

valence electrons

15.

What do C, Si, Ge ,Sn and Pb all have in common?

a)

The same number of electrons

b)

All in the same period

c)

All are metals

d)

They have four electrons in their outer shells

16.

Elements with the same number of valence electrons are_____

a)

In the same group or column

b)

In the same period or row

c)

Diagonal from each other

17.

The table provides some information about an unidentified element. Based on this information, the unidentified element is best classified by...

a)

A nonmetal in period 4

b)

A metal in group 2 (2A)

c)

A metal in group 14 (4A)

d)

A metal in group 1 (1A)