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Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call protons, electrons, and neutrons as a group?

a)

components

b)

subatomic particles

c)

bonds

d)

periodic table of the elements

2.
The positively charged particles of an atom are the ________.
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons & neutrons
3.
The negatively charged particles of an atom are the ______.
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons & neutrons
4.
A neutron has this charge
a)
negative
b)
positive
c)
neutral
5.
What number indicates an electron?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
What number indicates the nucleus?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Which two particles make up the nucleus of an atom?
a)
Protons and Electrons
b)
Protons and Neutrons
c)
Molecules and Compounds
d)
Neutrons and Electrons
8.
What is the atomic number?
a)
number of protons
b)
number of neutrons
9.

The mass # tells us the mass of the atom. Which two subatomic particles make up the mass of the atom?

a)

protons and electrons

b)

neutrons and electrons

c)

Kyrontrons and Kytrons

d)

protons and neutrons

10.

What can you do to find the number of neutrons in an atom?

a)

It's the same as the atomic #.

b)

Ask Sierra!

c)

Subtract the atomic # (protons) from the mass # (protons and neutrons)

d)

Multiply the mass # (protons and neutrons) and the atomic # (protons)

11.
How many electrons are in a gold atom?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
117
d)
275
12.
What is the name of a single type of atom?
a)
cell
b)
proton
c)
element
d)
atom
13.

What is the atomic number for an element with three protons?

a)

6

b)

1

c)

3

14.
What does the 1.00794 stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic explosion
15.

Different isotopes have...

a)

different masses

b)

different protons

c)

different electrons

16.

Which number here is the atomic number?

a)

5

b)

10.811

17.

Isotopes are atoms that have the same number of protons but a different number of _____________.

a)

neutrons

b)

electrons

c)

atoms

18.

Number of protons

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Charge

c)

Nucleus Stability

d)

Atomic Mass

19.

Number of protons and neutrons

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Charge

c)

Nucleus Stability

d)

Atomic Mass

20.

Number of electrons

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Charge

c)

Nucleus Stability

d)

Atomic Mass

21.

Number of neutrons

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Charge

c)

Nucleus Stability

d)

Atomic Mass

22.

who discovered the first scientific and systematic periodic table

a)

Henry Mosley

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev

c)

John Dalton

d)

sir Isaac Newton

23.

choose the correct statement

a)

the vertical column in the periodic table is called period

b)

the vertical column in the periodic table is called group

c)

the horizontal row in the periodic table is not called period

d)

none of the above

24.

how many groups are there in modern periodic table

a)

8

b)

9

c)

18

d)

17

25.

a unique number for each element that equals the number of protons in an atom of that element

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

26.

What is the atomic number of Barium, Ba? (enlarge the periodic table)

a)

20

b)

38

c)

56

d)

88

27.

How many protons are in a sodium atom, Na? (tap to enlarge the periodic table)

a)

Sodium has 1 proton.

b)

Sodium has 3 protons.

c)

Sodium has 11 protons

28.

An element has the mass number 12 and atomic number 6. The number of neutrons in it is:

a)

6

b)

10

c)

4

d)

8

29.

If an atom has 10 electrons, how many protons does it have?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

10

d)

5

30.

As you move left to right on a row or period what happens?

a)

Atomic number increases by 1

b)

Electrons decrease

c)

Number of shells decrease

d)

Nothing

31.

The first energy shell can hold ______ electrons.

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

32.

All elements in the same row have the same number of shells.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes

33.

Mendeleev's genius was his ability to

a)

predict elements that were not discovered yet

b)

organize elements by their mass

c)

had an element named after himself

d)

organize elements by properties

34.

Elements in the same group or column have the same ...

a)

# of valence electrons

b)

# of shells

c)

# of protons

d)

Mass Number

35.

Rows on the periodic table are called ___________.

a)

Periods

b)

Sentences

c)

Fences

36.

The columns in the periodic table are called ___________.

a)

Towers

b)

Herds

c)

Groups

37.

Elements in the same group have __________

a)

Similar Properties

b)

Same number of shells

c)

Similar Mass

38.

What do all elements in the same period have?

a)

same number of shells

b)

same number of electrons

c)

belong in the same family

39.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
15
d)
18
40.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
41.

The number of valence shell electrons increases across the...

a)

group

b)

period

c)

cluster

d)

periodic table

42.
Group 18 elements are known as the _____ _____ and have full valence shells.
a)
royal gases.
b)
supreme solids.
c)
noble gases.
d)
legit liquids.
43.
Rows on the period table are called _____ while columns are called _____.
a)
groups, families
b)
groups, periods
c)
periods, groups
d)
families, groups
44.
 Why does group number 18 have the least reactive elements?
a)
They all have an odd number of protons.
b)
They all have an even number of protons. 
c)
They have the largest masses.
d)
Their electron shells are the most filled and do not need to be very reactive.
45.
Beryllium is in group number______.
a)
Group 2
b)
Group 3
c)
Group 4
d)
Group 7
46.
The period for Bromine is ___________.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
47.
How many Valance electrons does Iodine Have?
a)
6
b)
16
c)
7
d)
17
48.
The elements in a column of the periodic table...
a)
have similar atomic numbers
b)
start with the same letter
c)
have similar properties
d)
are not related in any way
49.
What period and group is Flourine on the periodic table?
a)
Period 7, Group 3
b)
Period 5, Group 4
c)
Period 2, Group 17
d)
Period 8, Group 2
50.

Which of the following is a conclusion of Rutherford's gold foil experiment?

a)

The nucleus is negatively charged

b)

The atom is dense solid and is indivisible

c)

The mass is conserved when atoms react chemically

d)

The nucleus is very small and the atom is mostly empty space

51.

The most reactive metals are the

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkali earth metals

c)

transition metals

d)

metalloids

52.

The elements with largest atomic radii are found

a)

across the top of the periodic table

b)

on the far right side of the periodic table

c)

the bottom left corner

d)

the top right corner

53.

On the periodic table, Periods are

a)

Horizontal rows

b)

Vertical columns