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The Periodic Table and Chemical Formulae

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is this object a metal or non-metal?

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

2.

Is this roof metal or non-metal?

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

3.

Is sulfer a metal or non-metal?

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

4.

Which of these is usually a property of metals?

a)

Heavy

b)

Weak

c)

Solid

d)

Sharp

5.

What does malleable mean?

a)

Able to bend

b)

Will break easily

c)

Can be used for wire

d)

Is shiny

6.

What does ductile mean?

a)

Electricity flows easily

b)

Quacks like a duck

c)

Can be stretched into a wire

d)

Able to bend

7.

Which has a higher density?

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

8.

What do metals conduct?

a)

heat

b)

electricity

c)

heat and electricity

d)

neither

9.

All of these properties describe metals EXCEPT...

a)

malleable

b)

Conductor

c)

lusterous

d)

brittle

10.

If a material can easily be drawn into the shape of a wire, it is...

a)

Malleable

b)

Magnetic

c)

Ductile

d)

Reactive

11.

Which of the following elements is a metal?

a)

Calcium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Chlorine

d)

Iodine

12.

One metal that is liquid at room temperature is?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Manganese

c)

Sodium

d)

Mercury

13.

The deterioration of a metal due to a chemical reaction in the environment is called

a)

Luster

b)

Malleable

c)

Corrosion

d)

Reactivity

14.

How do alkali metals (group 1) react when added to water?

a)

They change colour

b)

They bond to oxygen

c)

They react violently

d)

They sink

15.

If a substance is a gas at room temperature it is most likely...

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

16.

The list which contains only metals is...

a)

iron, silver, aluminium

b)

aluminium, copper, nitrogen

c)

iron, oxygen, hydrogen

d)

iron, sulphur, copper

17.

A metal, such as platinum, may be used in jewellery as...

a)

it is shiny and reactive

b)

it is soft and a good conductor of heat

c)

it is shiny and unreactive

d)

it is soft and cheap

18.

Metals are sonorous in nature. What is sonorous?

a)

Making into powder

b)

Drawn into wires

c)

Make sound

d)

None of these

19.

Where are the non-metallic elements generally found in the periodic table?

a)

On the left-hand side

b)

On the right-hand side

c)

In the middle

d)

In the top rows

20.

Which of the following is the most reactive in water?

a)

Lithium

b)

Potassium

c)

Sodium

21.

Non-metals are...

a)

Good conductors of heat

b)

Poor conductors of heat

22.

The octet rule tells us that atoms bond to have how many electrons in their outer shell?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

e)

10

23.

Which formula gives the elements that are in a molecule of a compound?

a)

Compound formula

b)

Element formula

c)

Structural formula

d)

Molecular formula

24.

When atoms gain or lose electrons, what are bonds formed?

a)

Structural bonds

b)

Ionic bonds

c)

Family bonds

d)

Covalent Bonds

25.

When atoms share electrons, what are bonds formed?

a)

Structural bonds

b)

Family bonds

c)

Ionic bonds

d)

Covalent bonds

26.

The missing number is for O:

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

27.

The missing number for H is?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4