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Atoms, Elements and Periodic Table Review #1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________________ is considered the "father of modern chemistry” because he first organized all known elements into four different groups?

a)

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner

b)

Antoine Lavoisier

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Henry Moseley

2.

The elements in group 18 of the periodic table are all called noble gasses and they have the same

a)

atomic number.

b)

atomic mass.

c)

number of possible isotopes.

d)

number of valence electrons.

3.

While looking at Calcium (Ca) on the periodic table, a student needs to find an element with a smaller atomic mass in the same group. Where should the student look?

a)

directly up

b)

directly down

c)

to the left on the same row

d)

to the right on the same row

4.

The arrow is pointing to sodium's

a)

number of neutrons.

b)

number of valence electrons.

c)

combined number of neutrons and protons.

d)

combined number of electrons and protons

5.

All atoms of the same element must have the same number of

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

compounds

d)

electrons

6.

An atom of the element Potassium (k) has an atomic number of 19 and a mass number of 39. How many protons does an uncharged zinc atom have?

a)

19

b)

39

c)

58

d)

20

7.

Scientists in a lab are working with two different samples of the element Lead (Pb). They know that the different samples are different isotopes.


Which property of the isotopes must be different?

a)

the atomic number

b)

the electric charge

c)

the element name

d)

the mass number

8.

When an atom that has no charge loses two electrons, it becomes a

a)

positive ion.

b)

negative ion.

c)

positive isotope.

d)

negative isotope.

9.

What are the two parts of an atom?

a)

the nucleus and the proton cloud

b)

the neutron and the electron cloud

c)

the neutron and the proton cloud

d)

the nucleus and the electron cloud

10.

Which argument best explains the charge of an atomic nucleus?

a)

An atomic nucleus is positively charged because it is composed of neutrons.

b)

An atomic nucleus is positively charged because it is composed of protons.

c)

An atomic nucleus is negatively charged because it is composed of electrons.

d)

An atomic nucleus is negatively charged because it is composed of neutrons.

11.

The Venn diagram compares protons with electrons. Which shared property belongs in the region marked "B”?

a)

Is found in the nucleus

b)

Has mass of 1 amu

c)

Orbits the nucleus

d)

Is electrically charged

12.

Which statement describes a property of a proton?

a)

is found outside the nucleus

b)

has a positive charge

c)

has less mass than an electron

d)

is repelled by electrons

13.

Which best compares and contrasts how John Newlands and Dmitri Mendeleev organized elements?

a)

Both Newlands and Mendeleev arranged elements according to their chemical properties, but only Newlands used atomic mass as well.

b)

Both Newlands and Mendeleev arranged elements according to their atomic masses, but only Mendeleev used chemical properties as well.

c)

Both Newlands and Mendeleev organized elements into groups, but only Newlands used a table with rows and columns.

d)

Both Newlands and Mendeleev organized elements into a table with rows and columns, but only Mendeleev named different groups of elements.

14.

Rounded to the nearest whole number, what is the atomic mass of platinum?

a)

78

b)

117

c)

195

d)

273

15.

The symbol P represents the element phosphorus. This element’s atomic number is 15. How many protons and electrons are in a P–3 ion?

a)

15 protons and 3 electrons

b)

12 protons and 15 electrons

c)

15 protons and 18 electrons

d)

18 protons and 15 electrons