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Organization of the PToE

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the periodic law?

a)

Elements have numbers

b)

Elements have specific names

c)

Elements are organized based on families

d)

Elements are organized based on atomic masses

2.

Who developed the Periodic Table of Elements?

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev and Scientists

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev and Julius Lothar Meyer

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev, Julius Lothar Meyer and other Scientists

3.

How did Dmitri predict elements?

a)

Time traveled

b)

Predicted the properties by the atomic numbers left

c)

Guess and checked

d)

Calculated the atomic mass and properties

4.

Who arranged the known elements into horizontal rows of increasing atomic mass leaving gaps for as yet undiscovered elements?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

Meyer

c)

Newlands

d)

Moseley

5.

Who suggested that the physical and chemical properties were related to the atomic number, rather than atomic mass?

a)

Meyer

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Moseley

d)

Newlands

6.
The periodic table is organized by the number of ______ in each element's nucleus
a)
neutrons
b)
protons
c)
electrons
d)
atoms
7.
What property did Menedleev use to organize his first periodic table?
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
alphabetical order
d)
chemical properties
8.
Why were there blank spaces left in Mendeleev's periodic table?                                              
a)
He didn't know what to put there.
b)
 Undiscovered elements not yet known.
c)
Multiple elements could have fit
d)
He forgot to add the elements in.
9.

In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

valence electrons

d)

number of isotopes

10.

The periodic table is organized in horizontal rows called...

a)

Groups

b)

Periods

c)

Families

d)

Chemical Symbols

11.

The vertical columns of the periodic table are called...

a)

Periods

b)

Families

c)

Chemical Symbols

d)

Groups

12.

Which of the following are physical properties of metal?

a)

Luster

b)

Conductivity

c)

Malleability

d)

Ductility

13.

Name this group: These metals are the most reactive.

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Name this group: These metals are the second most reactive.

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Name this group: These metals contain familiar metals such as gold, iron, and copper.

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Name this group: These metals, located near the nonmetals, are never found uncombined in nature.

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Find these groups: Locate Lanthanides and Actinides.

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Which of the following could be properties of nonmetals?

a)

Poor electrical conductivity

b)

Poor thermal conductivity

c)

Dullness

d)

Brittleness

19.

Find this family: This family contains very reactive nonmetals like fluorine and chlorine.

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Name this group: These elements, also known as inert gases, tend to be nonreactive.

a)

Halogen family

b)

Noble gases

c)

Carbon family

d)

Nitrogen family

21.

What element is circled?

a)

Halogen

b)

Helium

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Hallium

22.

who discovered the first scientific and systematic periodic table

a)

Henry Mosley

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev

c)

John Dalton

d)

sir Isaac Newton

23.

Which one is correct about mendeleev's periodic law

a)

Properties of elements are periodic function of their atomic mass

b)

the physical and chemical properties of elements are periodic function of their atomic number.

c)

physical properties of elements are periodic function of their atomic weight.

d)

chemical properties of elements are periodic function of their atomic number.

24.

choose the correct statement

a)

the vertical column in the periodic table is called period

b)

the vertical column in the periodic table is called group

c)

the horizontal row in the periodic table is not called period

d)

none of the above

25.

how many groups are there in modern periodic table

a)

8

b)

9

c)

18

d)

17

26.

choose the metalloid element

a)

Alumunium

b)

Germanium

c)

Silver

d)

Helium

27.

Sulphur is........

a)

Non metal

b)

Metal

c)

Metalloid

d)

Inert gases

28.

What is the name of group number 1?

a)

halogens

b)

noble gases

c)

alkali metals

d)

alkaline earth metals

29.

What is the name of group number 2?

a)

transition metals

b)

halogens

c)

metaloids

d)

alkaline earth metals

30.

where are the metaloids found

a)

far left, vertical

b)

stair step/diagonal

c)

far right horizontal

d)

at the bottom

31.

What group number are the halogens found?

a)

18 (8A)

b)

1

c)

2

d)

17 (7A)

32.

Periodic law states that the elements are arranged according to their atomic ________ so that elements with similar chemical properties are in the same ________ and properties repeat periodically.

a)

numbers, rows

b)

masses, rows

c)

masses, column

d)

numbers, column

33.

A grouping of elements based on similar chemical properties, arranged by columns in the periodic table; also known as a group

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

34.

A row on the Periodic Table of Elements

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

35.

Metals (select all that apply)

a)

are found on the right side of the periodic table.

b)

are found on the left side of the periodic table.

c)

are good conductors of heat and electricity.

d)

are brittle.

e)

are malleable and ductile.

36.

Nonmetals (select all that apply)

a)

are found on the right side of the periodic table.

b)

are found on the left side of the periodic table.

c)

are good conductors of heat and electricity.

d)

are brittle.

e)

can be solid, liquids, or gases at room temperature.

37.

Which element is found in group 2, period 6?

a)

Oxygen (O)

b)

Barium (Ba)

c)

Selenium (Se)

d)

Carbon (C)

38.

Which halogen is found in period 4?

a)

Krypton (Kr)

b)

Xenon (Xe)

c)

Bromine (Br)

d)

Iodine (I)

39.

Elements that have the same number of energy levels are said to be in the same ______.

a)

group

b)

period

c)

family

d)

classification

40.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
41.
The atomic number tells you what?
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
42.
Which is a halogen?
a)
Helium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neptune
43.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
44.
If an atom had the same properties as fluorine (F), it would probably be located in
a)
period 1.
b)
period 2.
c)
group 2.
d)
group 17.
45.
Atoms with similar properties are most likely located...
a)
in the same period.
b)
in the same group.
c)
in different periods.
d)
to the right and left of each other.
46.
Group Name and Number for Neon
a)
Alkaline Earth Metals 2 or 2A
b)
Noble Gases 18 or 8A
c)
Halogens 17 or 7A
d)
Alkali Metals 1 or 1A
47.
Group Name and Number for Flourine
a)
Transition Metals 3-12
b)
Noble Gases 18 or 8A
c)
Halogens 17 or 7A
d)
Alkali Metals 1 or 1A
48.
Elements in the same ________ are more chemically similar.
a)
group
b)
period
c)
club
d)
table
49.
The majority of elements on the periodic table are
a)
man made.
b)
nonmetals.
c)
metals.
d)
gases.
50.
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
a)
K and Na
b)
K and Ca
c)
K and Cl
d)
K and S
51.
Which of the following is not a property of metals?
a)
brittle
b)
malleable
c)
lustrous
d)
conductive
52.
Name group 1A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
noble gases
d)
halogens
53.
Name group 2A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
d)
transition metals
54.
Name group 8A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
transition metals
d)
noble gases
55.
Name groups 3B - 12B on the periodic table.
a)
noble gases
b)
halogens
c)
metalloids
d)
transition metals
56.
Name group 7A on the periodic table.
a)
transition metals
b)
metalloids
c)
halogens
d)
alkali metals
57.
Which group has the most reactive nonmetals?
a)
alkali metals
b)
noble gases
c)
metalloids
d)
halogens
58.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
59.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table?
a)
top left corner
b)
bottom left corner
c)
top right corner
d)
bottom left corner
60.

Alkali Metals are in group # __.

a)

2

b)

15

c)

1

d)

19

61.

Noble Gases are in group # ___.

a)

12

b)

18

c)

8

d)

3

62.

The Periodic Table is organized into _________ and __________.

a)

Atoms, things

b)

Groups, Periods

c)

Groups, metals

d)

Nonmetals, Periods

63.

Halogens are in group #___.

a)

17

b)

7

c)

6

d)

18

64.

Alkaline Earth Metals are in group #___.

a)

1

b)

17

c)

12

d)

2

65.

This category of elements is kind of like a metal.

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Metalloids

c)

Non-metals

d)

Things

66.

This group does NOT react with anything ever, they are already happy.

a)

Metals

b)

Transition Metals

c)

Noble Gases

d)

Halogens

67.

This group is made of the MOST reactive metals.

a)

Transition metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Alkali Metals

d)

Alkaline Earth Metals

68.

These elements are really bad at conducting heat/electricity.

a)

Non-metals

b)

Transition Metals

c)

Metals

d)

Metalloids

69.

These are normally gases at room temperature.

a)

Metals

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Non-metals

d)

Transition Metals

70.

Elements that are in the same group have ______________.

a)

properties that are similar to each other and behave the same.

b)

nothing in common at all.

c)

the same number of protons.

d)

very different properties.

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