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Periodic Table and Main Groups

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the vertical columns on the periodic called?

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

nonmetals

d)

metals

e)

metalloids

2.

Which elements have properties in common?

a)

elements in a group

b)

elements in a period

3.
Elements in the same ________ are more chemically similar.
a)
group
b)
period
c)
club
d)
table
4.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
5.
The majority of elements on the periodic table are
a)
man made.
b)
nonmetals.
c)
metals.
d)
gases.
6.
Which of the following is not a property of metals?
a)
brittle
b)
malleable
c)
lustrous
d)
conductive
7.
Name group 1A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
noble gases
d)
halogens
8.
Name group 8A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
transition metals
d)
noble gases
9.
Name groups 3B - 12B on the periodic table.
a)
noble gases
b)
halogens
c)
metalloids
d)
transition metals
10.
Which group has the most reactive nonmetals?
a)
alkali metals
b)
noble gases
c)
metalloids
d)
halogens
11.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
12.
Which statement is true about the carbon family?
a)
They are all non-metals.
b)
They all have four valence electrons.
c)
They are all metals.
d)
They do not react with other elements.
13.

organized elements by atomic number; modern periodic table; fixed some of inconsistencies from "best" of the historic periodic tables

a)

Meyer

b)

Mosley

c)

Newlands

d)

Mendeleev

14.

Organized elements by atomic mass; related atomic mass to properties of elements; included all known elements at the time; left spaces and predicted where new elements would fit

a)

Newlands

b)

Mosley

c)

Meyer

d)

Mendeleev

15.

Dmitri Mendeleev stated that if the elements were listed in order of increasing __(2)__, _

a)

Atomic number

b)

Atomic mass

c)

periodic table

16.
How are elements on the periodic table arranged by?
a)
in alphabetic order
b)
simular physical & chemical properties
c)
their symbols
d)
Just simular physical properties
17.
What element is will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Sulfur (S)?
a)
Carbon (C)
b)
Phosphorous (P)
c)
Oxygen (O)
d)
Neon (Ne
18.
What element is will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Lithium (Li)?
a)
Sodium (Na)
b)
Magnesium (Mg)
c)
Beryllium (Be)
d)
Calcium (Ca)
19.

Be is a/an

a)

alkali metal

b)

halogen

c)

noble gas

d)

alkali earth metal

20.

Select the option with only non-metals

a)

Ca, Sr, C

b)

As, S, F

c)

Cl, S, H

d)

He, P, Mo

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