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Periodic Table

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the three main groups of the periodic table?

a)

groups

b)

metal

c)

nonmetals

d)

metalloids

e)

periods

2.

What are the vertical columns on the periodic called?

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

nonmetals

d)

metals

e)

metalloids

3.

What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table called?

a)

periods

b)

groups

c)

metals

d)

nonmetals

e)

metalloids

4.

What does the number of proton tell us?

a)

electrons

b)

atomic number

c)

atomic mass

d)

neutrons

5.

How do you calculate the number of neutrons? *

a)

Mass = Atomic number - Neutrons

b)

Mass - Atomic number = Neutrons

c)

Atomic number = Neutrons

6.

What is the name of the element? (Periodic table will be needed)

a)

sodium

b)

magnesium

c)

vanadium

7.

What group and period does this element belong in? *

a)

period 1 and group 3

b)

period 3 and group 1

c)

period 2 and group 3

d)

period 3 and group 2

8.

How many protons and electrons does nickel have?

a)

28

b)

58.69

9.

What is the atomic mass?

a)

58.693

b)

28

10.

atomic number

a)

gas at room temperature, low boiling point

b)

a subatomic particle that has a negative charge

c)

number or protons and neutrons

d)

the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom

11.

Number of protons and neutrons

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

noble gases

d)

Non-metals

12.

the positively charged subatomic particle contained in the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

13.
Sodium (Na) is found in period 
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
14.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

15.

a negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

16.

What does the atomic mass tell you?

a)

Basically,the number of electrons and protons

b)

The number of neutrons

c)

Basically, the number of protons and neutrons

d)

The number of protons.

17.
What does the 6 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
18.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
19.

The atoms on the right of the staircase are called

a)

metalloids

b)

non-metals

c)

metals

d)

noble gases