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Periodic Table

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of group number 1?

a)

halogens

b)

noble gases

c)

alkali metals

d)

alkaline earth metals

2.

What is the name of group number 2?

a)

transition metals

b)

halogens

c)

metaloids

d)

alkaline earth metals

3.

where are the metaloids found

a)

far left, vertical

b)

stair step/diagonal

c)

far right horizontal

d)

at the bottom

4.

What group number are the halogens found?

a)

18 (8A)

b)

1

c)

2

d)

17 (7A)

5.
Which of the following is an Alkali Metal? 
a)
Magnesium
b)
Chromium
c)
Sodium
d)
Fluorine 
6.
Which of the following is a Noble Gas? 
a)
Krypton
b)
Chlorine
c)
Radium
d)
Gallium
7.
Which of the following is the most reactive group of metals? 
a)
Alkali
b)
Alkaline Earth
c)
Halogen
d)
Transition Metals
8.
Which of the following is the most reactive group of non-metals? 
a)
Alkali
b)
Alkali Earth
c)
Halogen
d)
Noble Gas
9.
How many valence electrons does an alkaline earth metal have? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
7
d)
8
10.
How many valence electrons does a halogen have? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
7
d)
8
11.
The period for Bromine is ___________.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
12.
Elements in the same ________ are more chemically similar.
a)
group
b)
period
c)
club
d)
table
13.
The majority of elements on the periodic table are
a)
man made.
b)
nonmetals.
c)
metals.
d)
gases.
14.
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
a)
K and Na
b)
K and Ca
c)
K and Cl
d)
K and S
15.
Which of the following is not a property of metals?
a)
brittle
b)
malleable
c)
lustrous
d)
conductive
16.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
17.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table?
a)
top left corner
b)
bottom left corner
c)
top right corner
d)
bottom left corner
18.
What statement is true about ALL of the elements in Group 18 OR Group 8A?
a)
They ALL have 6 valence electrons.
b)
They ALL are gases at room temperature.
c)
They ALL react easily with other elements.
d)
They ALL form +2 charges.
19.
Which statement is true about the carbon family?
a)
They are all non-metals.
b)
They all have four valence electrons.
c)
They are all metals.
d)
They do not react with other elements.
20.

Which of the following will have a smaller radius than Zinc?

a)

Gallium

b)

Aluminum

c)

Magnesium

d)

Strontium

21.
As atoms of elements in group 16 are considered in order from top to bottom, the electronegativity of each successive element....
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
remains the same
d)
none of the above
22.
As you move down the periodic table atoms get bigger.  This is because ____________.
a)
The atoms have more mass.
b)
The atoms have more protons.
c)
The atoms have more energy levels
d)
The atoms have more neutrons
23.
As you move across the periodic table atoms tend to get smaller because, ______________.
a)
the atoms have more mass.
b)
the atoms have less mass
c)
the atoms have more protons.
d)
the atoms have less electrons.
24.
Electronegativity is...
a)
the ability of an atom to attract/ accept electrons
b)
the ability of an atom to lose electrons
c)
the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom
d)
how easy it is to make friends. 
25.
Ionization energy is...
a)
the energy required to add an electron to a specific atom
b)
how much energy it takes to remove an electron from an atom
c)
the energy required to shield the outer electrons from the nucleus
d)
a measure of the ability of an atom to attract electrons
26.
The atom with the largest atomic radius in Group 18 is - 
a)
Ar
b)
He
c)
Kr
d)
Rn
27.
Which statement correctly and completely identifies a trend?
a)
Atomic radius decreases across a period and increases down a group.
b)
Electronegativity decreases across a period and decreases down a group.
c)
Ionization energy increases across a period and increases down a group.
d)
Ionic radius increases across a period and increases down a group.
28.
Electronegativity __________ from left to right within a period and __________ from top to bottom within a group.
a)
decreases, increases 
b)
increases, increases
c)
increases, decreases 
d)
stays the same, increases
29.
Atomic radius generally increases as we move __________.  
a)
down a group and from right to left across a period 
b)
up a group and from left to right across a period 
c)
down a group and from left to right across a period 
d)
up a group and from right to left across a period 
30.
Vertical columns of elements (families) on the periodic table with similar  properties
a)
groups
b)
periods
c)
quadrants
d)
rows
31.
Which of the following will have a higher electronegativity than arsenic (As)?
a)
Carbon (C)
b)
Neon (Ne)
c)
Antimony (Sb)
d)
Germanium (Ge)
32.
Which of the following will have a lower ionization energy than Scandium (Sc)?
a)
Helium (He)
b)
Titanium (Ti)
c)
Calcium (Ca)
d)
Magnesium (Mg)
33.

What happens to the atomic numbers as you move from left to right on the periodic table?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

d)

Nothing

34.

Which of the following elements is most likely to have similar properties to those of sodium (Na)?

a)

Magnesium (Mg)

b)

Sulfur (S)

c)

Francium (Fr)

d)

Titanium (Ti)

35.

Elements in the same group or family have _____________.

a)

the same number of valence electrons and different properties.

b)

the same number of valence electrons and similar properties

c)

different number of valence electrons and similar properties.

d)

different number of valence electrons and different properties.

36.

The horizontal rows on the periodic table are called:

a)

periods

b)

elements

c)

groups

d)

matter

37.

Which of the following elements is a Metalloid? (Select all that apply)

a)

Boron (B)

b)

Aluminum (Al)

c)

Carbon (C)

d)

Silicon (Si)

38.
An isotope has...
a)
the same number of protons but different number of electrons
b)
same number of protons but different number of neutrons
c)
same number of electrons and neutrons
d)
same number of electrons, protons, and neutrons
39.
Not non-metals or metals but somewhere in between
a)
noble gases
b)
isotopes
c)
metalloids
d)
ions
40.
Is this Lewis Dot Structure correct
a)
Yes
b)
No, chlorine has 6 valence
c)
No, chlorine has 8 valence
d)
No, chlorine has 17 electrons
41.

Lewis Dot Structure shows us the..

a)

Energy Levels of electrons

b)

Valence electrons

c)

number of protons

d)

total number of electrons

42.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
43.
Who arranged the first periodic table.
a)
Mosely
b)
Einstein
c)
Mendeleev
d)
Bohr
44.

Which family of elements does not combine with other elements unless under special conditions in a laboratory?

a)

Halogens

b)

Metalloids

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Actinides

e)

Noble Gases

45.

Which of the following is the most reactive?

a)

Potassium

b)

Sodium

c)

Cesium

d)

Lithium

46.

What is the most reactive nonmetal?

a)

Iodine

b)

Fluorine

c)

Chlorine

d)

Bromine

47.
Mendeleev's first periodic table organized the elements by increasing ______.
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic particles
d)
atomic levels
48.
Each element is unique based on its number of protons, also known as the...
a)
atomic mass
b)
valence number
c)
atomic symbol
d)
atomic number

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