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Periodic Table Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For each of the following, use the periodic table to determine the number of valence electrons in an atom of the element.

Ne

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

e)

5

2.

Name of group 17

a)

Noble gases

b)

Alkali metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Alkaline earth metals

3.

Which one is a metalloid?

a)

Be

b)

P

c)

As

d)

Ag

4.

Which one is metal?

a)

Cl

b)

H

c)

He

d)

Ba

5.

What is the name for groups 3-12?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

transition metals

d)

noble gases

6.

For each of the following, use the periodic table to determine the number of valence electrons in an atom of the element.

Sn

a)

6

b)

8

c)

3

d)

4

7.

Elements on the Periodic Table are ordered according to their

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

number of atoms

d)

atomic number

8.

Rows in the Periodic Table are called

a)

Periods

b)

Groups/Families

c)

Cousins

d)

Metals

9.

Column in the Periodic Table are called

a)

Periods

b)

Groups/Families

c)

Cousins

d)

Metals

10.

The elements that touch the zigzag line on the Periodic Table are called

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

gasses

11.

What do atoms of the same periodic group have in common?

a)

They have the same atomic number.

b)

They have the same chemical symbols.

c)

The have similar chemical properties.

d)

They have the same atomic mass.

12.
The atomic number tells you what?
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
the mass number
13.

Which group of the periodic table has eight valence electrons?

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

14.

What color are the METALS on this Periodic Table?

a)

Blue

b)

They are not pictured

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

15.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
16.

Check all that are noble gases.

a)

Li

b)

Ne

c)

He

d)

Br

e)

P

17.

In an element box, the number at top is the

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic name

c)

atomic mass

d)

atomic symbol

18.

Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of

a)

electrons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons

d)

nuclei

19.

The three kinds of elements are

a)

metals, nonmetals, and liquid metals

b)

metals, nonmetals, and metalloids

c)

metals, solids, and liquids

d)

metalloids, asteroids, and nonmetals

20.

Phosphorus, arsenic and bismuth are all in the same...

a)

Period

b)

Row

c)

Group

d)

These three elements have nothing in common

21.

What subatomic particle determines an element's reactivity?

a)

Protons

b)

Valence Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Positrons

22.

What color are the NON-METALS on this periodic table?

a)

Blue

b)

Non-metals are not located on the periodic table

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

23.

What is the name of group number 1?

a)

halogens

b)

noble gases

c)

alkali metals

d)

alkaline earth metals

24.

What is the name of group number 2?

a)

transition metals

b)

halogens

c)

metaloids

d)

alkaline earth metals

25.
___________ is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature.
a)
Platinum
b)
Water
c)
Tin
d)
Mercury
26.
__________ would have some characteristics of metals and some characteristics of nonmetals.
a)
Gold
b)
Sodium
c)
Arsenic
d)
Bismuth
27.

Which element is found in group 2, period 6?

a)

Oxygen (O)

b)

Barium (Ba)

c)

Selenium (Se)

d)

Carbon (C)

28.

Which halogen is found in period 4?

a)

Krypton (Kr)

b)

Xenon (Xe)

c)

Bromine (Br)

d)

Iodine (I)

29.
What is the chemical symbol for mercury?
a)
Hg
b)
Mc
c)
My
d)
C
30.
What is the atomic number of this element?
a)
4
b)
80
c)
79
d)
8
31.
What is the symbol for Potassium?
a)
P
b)
K
c)
Pb
d)
Pd
32.
What family is silver a part of?
a)
Transition Metals
b)
Noble Gases
c)
Alkali Metals
d)
Alkaline Earth Metals
33.
Silicon is a 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Halogen
34.

the basic structural unit of matter

a)

atom

b)

matter

c)

element

d)

nucleus

35.

what is the biggest group on the table

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metaloids

d)

halogens

36.

how many rows are on the table

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

37.

how many groups/families are on the table

a)

15

b)

16

c)

17

d)

18

38.
The atomic number of this pictured element is
a)
28
b)
58.6934
c)
Ni
d)
Nickel
39.
What is the atomic mass of Neon?
a)
10
b)
30
c)
10.18
d)
20.18
40.
Who first developed the Periodic Table?
a)
Mendeleev
b)
Mosely
c)
Mendella
d)
Murphy
41.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
42.
How many neutrons are in a Gold atom?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
118
d)
275
43.
What's a valence electron?
a)
electrons in the second energy level
b)
electrons in the outermost energy level
c)
the atomic number
d)
electrons in the first level
44.
What does the 1.00794 stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic explosion
45.
The positive particles of an atom are 
a)
electrons 
b)
positrons 
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons 
46.

What do the vertical columns on the periodic table tell us?

a)

The number of orbitals

b)

The number of valence electrons (electrons on the outer most shell)

47.

What does the number of proton tell us?

a)

electrons

b)

atomic number

c)

atomic mass

d)

neutrons

48.

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

49.

How many valence electrons does the element have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

50.
How did Mendeleev arrange the elements?
a)
alphabetical 
b)
density
c)
melting point
d)
atomic mass

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