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Chapter 17 Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most naturally reoccurring pure elements are solids.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Mendeleev's periodic table of elements is no longer used today.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Alkali metals are very reactive.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A "family" is the same as a "period" on the periodic table.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A diatomic element is made up of two atoms.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Henry Moseley arranged the elements in order by decreasing atomic number.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which family can form more chemical bonds than any other family?

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

halogens

d)

boron

8.

Which chemist's element notation is the most similar to the one that chemists use today?

a)

Dalton

b)

Lavoisier

c)

Berzelius

d)

Boyle

9.

Who was the first scientist to test the theory of periodicity?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

Dobereiner

c)

Newlands

d)

de Chancourtois

10.

Most of the elements on the periodic table are ___________.

a)

metalloids

b)

metals

c)

nonmetals

d)

semimetals

11.

Most metals are ___________ at room temperature.

a)

gases

b)

liquids

c)

solids

d)

plasmas

12.

Which nonmetal family is the most reactive?

a)

halogens

b)

boron family

c)

oxygen family

d)

carbon family

13.

What is alchemy?

a)

breaking down elements into smaller particles

b)

repeating experiments to show similar results

c)

any pure substance made out of only one kind of atom

d)

ancient study of chemistry that included religion, philosophy, etc.

14.

Elements can be categorized into three broad categories: metals, nonmetals, and (a)   .

15.

Dobereiner created (a)   which are groups of three elements with similar properties.

16.

By the end of the eighteenth century, (a)   of the modern elements had been identified.

17.

Boron family has _____ valence electrons.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

7

d)

1

18.

Alkali metals have ____ valence electrons.

a)

8

b)

1

c)

4

d)

7

19.

Alkaline-earth metals have ____ valence electrons.

a)

6

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

20.

Transition elements have ____ valence electrons.

a)

4

b)

3

c)

1-2

d)

5

21.

Carbon family has ____ valence electrons.

a)

4

b)

3

c)

8

d)

1

22.

Nitrogen family has ____ valence electrons.

a)

3

b)

8

c)

5

d)

2

23.

Oxygen family has ____ valence electrons.

a)

6

b)

8

c)

5

d)

2

24.

Halogens have ____ valence electrons.

a)

6

b)

8

c)

2

d)

7

25.

Noble gases have ____ valence electrons.

a)

6

b)

8

c)

3

d)

4