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Unit 3 Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose one letter that represents an element that is a noble gas?

(a)  

2.

Which letter represents an element that is an alkali metal?

(a)  

3.

Which letter represents an element that is a transition metal?

(a)  

4.

Which letter represents an element that is a halogen?

(a)  

5.

Which solid element will be conductive, malleable, soft and reacts with water?

a)

D

b)

A

c)

M

d)

J

6.

Which letter represents an element that has an ending electron configuration of s2?

(a)  

7.

Which letter represents an element that has an ending electron configuration of s2p6?

(a)  

8.

Which letter represents an element that has similar properties as R?

(a)  

9.

Which letter represents an element that is located in period 2?

(a)  

10.

Which letter represents an element that is located in group 2?

(a)  

11.

How many energy levels will have electrons for the element located at Q?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

In following the Aufbau diagram, the order electrons fill energy sublevels begins with 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s...what would be the next three?

a)

3p, 3d, 4s

b)

3p, 4s, 3d

c)

3d, 3p, 4s

d)

3d, 4s, 3p

13.

What is incorrect about the following electron configuration for Magnesium?

1s22s22p53s2

a)

The 3s sublevel should be written before 2p

b)

There are too many electrons in energy level 3s

c)

There are not enough electrons in energy level 2p

d)

The electron configuration is correct as is

14.

What is incorrect about the electron configuration for Aluminum?

1s22s22p63s3

a)

There are no electrons in the 3p sublevel

b)

There are too many electrons in the 2p sublevel

c)

The electrons fill the 3s sublevel before the 2p sublevel

d)

The electron configuration is correct as written

15.

Which of letters represents the element with the highest electronegativity? (of the letters labeled)

(a)  

16.

Which of letters represents the element with the largest atomic radius? (of the letters labeled)

(a)  

17.

According to the Aufbau diagram, which is the presumed shorthand electron configuration for silver?

a)

[Ne] 3s23p64s24p65s24d9

b)

[Kr] 4s24d9

c)

[Kr] 5s24d9

d)

[Kr] 5s25d9

18.

Like Silver, Copper actually does not follow the Aufbau rules completely. Which is the true electron configuration of copper?

a)

[Ne] 4s24p65s24d9

b)

[Ar] 4s24d9

c)

[Ar] 4s23d9

d)

[Ar] 4s13d10

19.

When an electron moves from a lower energy level to a higher energy level, the electron:

a)

always doubles its energy

b)

absorbs a quantum of energy

c)

moves closer to the nucleus

d)

always halves its energy

20.

In a neon light, when is the light given off?

a)

when the protons move

b)

when atoms collide

c)

when excited electrons return to their ground state

d)

when electrons absorb energy

21.

The maximum number of electrons that can occupy any orbital at each energy level is:

a)

one

b)

two, if they have opposite spins

c)

two, if they have the same spin

d)

no more than 4

22.

The atomic number of an element is determined by each atom's number of:

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

nucleons

23.

Protons and neutrons have:

a)

the same charge and the same mass

b)

the same charge but different masses

c)

different charges but the same mass

d)

different charges and different masses

24.

The Bohr Model is our most accurate representation of an atom.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The orbital diagram above represents which element?

a)

Calcium

b)

Titanium

c)

Scandium

d)

Strontium

26.

What rules does the orbital diagram illustrate that an electron configuration does not?

a)

Hund's Rule and Aufbau

b)

Hund's Rule and Pauli Exclusion Principle

c)

Pauli Exclusion Principle and Aufbau

d)

None of the above

27.

Which type of element has properties that include malleability, ductility, and high luster

a)

nonmetals

b)

metalloids

c)

metals

28.

Which type of element has properties that include being poor conductors and brittle?

a)

nonmetals

b)

metalloids

c)

metals

29.

Which of the following elements would be classified as a metalloid?

a)

Silicon

b)

Gallium

c)

Lead

d)

Nitrogen

30.

Which element has the greatest atomic radius?

a)

Potassium

b)

Rubidium

c)

Calcium

d)

Strontium

31.

Metals ______________________.

a)

gain electrons to form anions

b)

gain electrons to form cations

c)

lose electrons to form anions

d)

lose electrons to form cations

32.

Nonmetals ______________________.

a)

gain electrons to form anions

b)

gain electrons to form cations

c)

lose electrons to form anions

d)

lose electrons to form cations

33.

Why does the ionization energy increase across a period of the periodic table?

a)

Increase in Coulombic Attraction

b)

Less Shielding

c)

Both of the above

d)

None of the above

34.

The mass of an atom is calculated from the number of:

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

neutrons and electrons

35.

What is the mass number of the atom above?

(a)  

36.

How many neutrons are in the atom above?

(a)  

37.

Calculate the atomic mass of an unknown element. The two isotopes of this element have atomic masses and relative abundance of 78.92 amu (50.69%) and 80.92 amu (49.31%).

Round properly to two decimal places for your answer.

(a)  

38.

Which list contains elements that fall within the same group on the periodic table?

a)

He, Ar, Xe

b)

O, F, Ne

c)

K, Rb, Ba

d)

H, He, Li

39.

Thallium has two isotopes, thallium-203 and thallium-204. Thallium's atomic number is 81 and its atomic mass is 204.38 amu. Which statement about the thallium isotopes is true?

a)

There is more thallium-203 in nature

b)

Atoms of both isotopes have 81 protons

c)

Thallium-205 atoms have fewer neutrons

d)

The most common atom of thallium has a mass of 204.38 amu

40.

Arrange the following sublevels in order of increasing energy: 3d, 2s, 4s, 3p

a)

3d, 2s, 4s, 3p

b)

2s, 3p, 3d, 4s

c)

4s, 3p, 3d, 2s

d)

2s, 3p, 4s, 3d

41.

How many valence electrons does an alkali metal have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

8

42.

How many valence electrons does a halogen have?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

7

d)

8

43.

How many valence electrons does a noble gas have?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

7

d)

8

44.

Which subatomic particle determines the identify of an atom?

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

nucleons

45.

What are isotopes?

a)

Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of electrons

b)

Atoms with the same number of electrons but different numbers of protons

c)

Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons

d)

Atoms with the same number of neutrons but different numbers of protons

46.

Which of these four elements has the greatest electronegativity?

a)

Na

b)

Al

c)

F

d)

I

47.

Which element in the pair has a higher electronegativity value?

Mg or Ne

(a)  

48.

What element is represented in the orbital diagram above?

a)

Vanadium

b)

Chromium

c)

Niobium

d)

Nickel

49.

Which noble gas does not have eight electrons in its highest occupied energy level?

a)

Krypton

b)

Neon

c)

Argon

d)

Helium

50.

In which pair of elements are the chemical properties of the elements most similar?

a)

sodium and chlorine

b)

nitrogen and phosphorus

c)

boron and oxygen

d)

arsenic and bromine