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Elements and Their Properties

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

elements that are shiny, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semiconductors

2.

Which of the following metals is not solid at room temperature?

a)

mercury

b)

iron

c)

potassium

d)

zinc

3.

metals that can be hammered and rolled into sheets

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

metallic luster

d)

ions

4.

metals that can be drawn into wires

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

metallic luster

d)

ions

5.

Which family is found to the left of the stair step line?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semiconductors

6.

In ionic bonding, metals become the ___________ ion

a)

postive

b)

negative

7.

In ionic bonding, nonmetals become the ______ ion

a)

postive

b)

negative

8.

when a metal ion and a nonmetal ion bond to form a compound

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

metallic bonding

d)

metallic luster

9.

positively charged metallic ions are surrounded by a sea of electrons

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

metallic bonding

d)

metallic luster

10.

Group 1 on the periodic table

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Transition Elements

d)

Halogens

11.

Which group is the most reactive?

a)

Transition Elements

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Noble Gases

12.

Element in which the nucleus breaks down and gives off particles and energy

a)

Radioactive Element

b)

Synthetic Element

c)

Transuranium Element

d)

Transition Element

13.

Group 2 on the periodic table:

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Earth Metal

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

14.

Elements in groups 3 through 12 on the periodic table

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkiline earth metals

c)

transition metals

d)

noble gases

15.

elements that usually are gases or brittle solids at room temperature

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semiconductors

16.

Which family is found to the right of the stair step line?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

17.

Which element to the left of the stair step line is actually a nonmetal?

a)

hydrogen

b)

helium

c)

potassium

d)

oxygen

18.

Which group is the only group of all nonmetals?

a)

Halogens

b)

Noble Gases

c)

Oxygen Family

d)

Lanthanides

19.

What type of bond is formed when atoms share electrons?

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

metallic bond

20.

consists of two atoms of the same element in a covalent bond

a)

diatomic molecule

b)

ionic bond

c)

covalent bond

d)

metallic bond

21.

Group 18 on the periodic table

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

transition metals

d)

alkali metals

22.

What element is found in household cleaners as compounds?

a)

boron

b)

carbon

c)

aluminum

d)

tin

23.

Which of the following is not a carbon allotrope?

a)

diamond

b)

graphite

c)

lead

d)

buckminsterfullerene