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Unit 3 Test (Part 1): Periodic Table

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which scientist, in 1869, was the first to organize all the known elements into a a periodic table?

a)

John Dalton

b)

J.W. Dobereiner

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Lothar Meyer

2.

When creating his Periodic Table, Mendeleev organized the elements primarily by _________________, but then made changes based on the pattern of properties shown by the elements.

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic weight

c)

number of neutrons

d)

electron configuration

3.

Mendeleev left some blank spaces in his Periodic Table. What were those blank spaces for?

a)

The noble gases fit into those spaces

b)

He thought elements would be discovered to fit into those spaces

c)

He discovered many new elements and needed places to put them

d)

He left spaces in case he needed to move some elements

4.

Our current Periodic Table is organized by increasing __________________.

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

metal properties

d)

number of neutrons

5.

In the modern Periodic Table, elements with similar properties are typically found

a)

in the same period

b)

in the same group

c)

in the same block

d)

in diagonals

6.

Metals are typically found in which area of the Periodic Table?

a)

To the left of the stair step

b)

Along the stair step

c)

To the right of the stair step

d)

In the A groups only

7.

The representative elements are found in groups

a)

1A through 8A

b)

3B through 12B

c)

along the stair step

d)

the bottom two rows

8.

The elements in column 2 (group 2A) are called the

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

9.

The halogens are found in

a)

Group 1A (column 1)

b)

Group 2A (column 2)

c)

Groups 3B-12B

d)

Group 7A (column 17)

10.

Which of the following describe the characteristics of a metal?

a)

dull, brittle, conducts electricity

b)

shiny, brittle, does not conduct electricity

c)

shiny, malleable, conducts electricity

d)

dull, malleable, does not conduct electricity

11.

Which of the following elements would be considered a metal based on its location on the Periodic Table?

a)

Boron (B)

b)

Magnesium (Mg)

c)

Silicon (Si)

d)

Sulfur (S)

12.

Which of the following elements would be considered a nonmetal based on its location on the Periodic Table?

a)

Calcium (Ca)

b)

Iron (Fe)

c)

Silicon (Si)

d)

Neon (Ne)

13.

Which of the following elements would be considered a metalloid based on its location on the Periodic Table?

a)

Hydrogen (H)

b)

Gold (Au)

c)

Nitrogen (N)

d)

Silicon (Si)

14.

Which of the following elements would be predicted to conduct an electric current?

a)

Nitrogen (N)

b)

Potassium (K)

c)

Oxygen (O)

d)

Xenon (Xe)

15.

Which of the following elements would most likely be dull and brittle when in solid form?

a)

Copper (Cu)

b)

Sodium (Na)

c)

Magnesium (Mg)

d)

Phosphorus (P)

16.

An element on the Periodic Table is found to have the following properties as a solid: somewhat shiny, brittle, slightly conducts electricity. It is most likely

a)

Lithium (Li)

b)

Germanium (Ge)

c)

Bromine (Br)

d)

Iodine (I)

17.

Based on the Properties of Elements Lab, which element would have the best chance of reacting with hydrochloric acid (HCl)?

a)

Calcium (Ca)

b)

Silicon (Si)

c)

Boron (B)

d)

Carbon (C)

18.

The transition elements (groups 3B-12B) make up which block of the Periodic Table?

a)

s

b)

p

c)

d

d)

f

19.

How many valence electrons does Fluorine (F) have?

a)

1

b)

7

c)

9

d)

19

20.

Which of these elements would be most likely to lose electrons when combining with another element?

a)

Sodium (Na)

b)

Fluorine (F)

c)

Chlorine (Cl)

d)

Bromine (Br)