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Mrs. Vandenbos' Element Groups & Periodic Table

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Electron in the outermost energy level are called?

a)

Valence Electron

b)

Valence Proton

c)

Valence Neutron

2.

__________ are Group 1 metals and are soft and react with water

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Transitional Metals

c)

Noble Gases

3.

Elements in the same _________ have the same number of valence electrons.

a)

Period

b)

Group

4.

The majority of the elements in the periodic table are

a)

Non-Metals

b)

Metals

c)

Metalloids

5.

What is the Valence Electron of Neon (Ne) which is in group 18?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

8

6.

What are the vertical columns on the periodic called?

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

nonmetals

d)

metals

e)

metalloids

7.

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)

8.

Which elements have properties in common?

a)

elements in a group

b)

elements in a period

9.

Which elements have 1 valence electron?

a)

period 1

b)

group 1

c)

group 4

10.

how many groups/families are on the table

a)

15

b)

16

c)

17

d)

18

11.

What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table called?

a)

periods

b)

groups

c)

metals

d)

nonmetals

e)

metalloids

12.
This class of elements are sometimes called "semiconductors."
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Groups
13.

What is the name for group one?

a)

Alkali Earth Metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Noble Gases

d)

Alkali Metals

14.

What is the name of group 18?

a)

Alkali Earth Metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Noble Gases

d)

Alkali Metals

15.

What is the name of group 17?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Noble Gases

d)

Alkali Earth Metals

16.

How many valence electrons do the elements in group 16 have?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

16

d)

6

17.

The elements in this group are considered stable and rarely react.

a)

12

b)

17

c)

18

d)

1

18.

The elements this group are highly reactive in water.

a)

18

b)

1

c)

14

d)

2

19.

The name of the element family in the first group of the periodic table is called the

a)

nobel gases

b)

alkali metals

c)

alkaline earth metals

d)

halogens

20.

The name of the elelement family in the second group are called the

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

noble gases

d)

halogens

21.

What is the name of the 18th family of the periodic table?

a)

halogens

b)

alkali metals

c)

alkaline earth metals

d)

noble gases

22.

This group is in column 17 on the periodic table.

a)

noble gases

b)

transition metals

c)

alkaline earth metals

d)

halogens

23.

The transition metals have this many valence electrons

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

varied

24.

The halogens have this many valence electrons

a)

8

b)

7

c)

1

d)

varied

25.

The alkali earth metals have this many valence electrons

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

7

26.

The nobel gases have this many valence electrons.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

varied

27.

The halogens have an oxidation number of

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

-1

d)

-2

28.

The alkaline earth metals have an oxidation number of

a)

+1

b)

+2

c)

-1

d)

-2

29.

Column number 15 has an oxidation number of

a)

+1

b)

-2

c)

+3

d)

-3

30.
All elements in the same group have the same number of ___.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
atomic mass units
d)
valence electrons
31.
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
a)
K and Na
b)
K and Ca
c)
K and Cl
d)
K and S
32.
Lithium (Li) is part of the _ family.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
Noble gases
33.
Chlorine (Cl) is part of the _ family.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens 
d)
noble gases
34.
Magnesium (Mg) is part of the _ family.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
35.
Neon is part of the _ family.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
36.

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

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

37.
Which group of elements have the most reactive nonmetals?
a)
metalloids
b)
halogens
c)
alkali metals
d)
noble gases
38.
Gold (Au)
a)
Transition Metal
b)
Alkali Metal
c)
Alkaline Earth Metal
d)
Heavy Metal
39.
Iodine (I)
a)
alkali metal
b)
alkaline earth metal
c)
halogen
d)
noble gas
40.
How many valence electrons does an alkaline earth metal have? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
7
d)
8
41.

Which of the following elements is in the Halogen family?

a)

Sodium

b)

Fluorine

c)

Neon

d)

Silicon

42.
What are group 17 elements most likely to do when combining with other substances
a)
gain one electron
b)
lose one electron
c)
lose two electrons
d)
gain two electrons
43.
Which group of elements have the most reactive metals?
a)
metalloids
b)
halogens
c)
alkali metals
d)
noble gases
44.

The words, alkali and alkaline come from a word meaning

a)

ash

b)

reactive

c)

salt forming

d)

water

45.

The word halogen means

a)

ash

b)

reactive

c)

water

d)

salt forming

46.

Group 16 of the periodic table is this family.

a)

halogen

b)

lanthanide

c)

noble gasses

d)

oxygen group

47.

This group on the periodic table contains radioactive elements.

a)

lanthenides

b)

actinides

c)

halogens

d)

metalloids

48.

What group is highlighted?

a)

Nitrogen Family

b)

Boron Family

c)

Noble Gases

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