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Periodic Table Recap

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Each column in the periodic table is called a _________ .
a)
period
b)
group
c)
cluster
d)
unit
2.

What element will have the most similar chemical properties to the element Sulfur (S)?

a)

Carbon (C)

b)

Phosphorous (P)

c)

Oxygen (O)

d)

Neon (Ne

3.

What element will have the most similar chemical properties to the element Lithium (Li)?

a)

Sodium (Na)

b)

Magnesium (Mg)

c)

Beryllium (Be)

d)

Calcium (Ca)

4.
Periods on the periodic table are __________.
a)
Horizontal Rows
b)
Vertical Columns
5.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
6.
What does the 6 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
7.

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

a)

nobles gases

b)

protons

c)

electrons

d)

neutrons

8.

Which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus?

a)

protons and electrons

b)

only neutrons

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

electrons and neutrons

9.

The mass number of an atom is equal to what?

a)

protons + neutrons

b)

protons + electrons

c)

protons

d)

neutrons

10.

The atomic number of an atom is equal to what?

a)

Number of protons

b)

Number of neutrons

c)

Protons + neutrons

d)

Mass number - protons

11.

What is the definition of an element?

a)

A substance made up of only one type of atom

b)

A substance made up of atoms

c)

A compound made up of atoms

d)

A mixture of atoms

12.

Metals are found in the Periodic Table...

a)

on the left-hand side of the staircase

b)

on the right-hand side of the staircase

c)

throughout - they are not organised

d)

at the top

13.

Elements in the same group of the Periodic Table have what?

a)

Similar chemical properties

b)

Different chemical properties

c)

The same atomic number

d)

The same mass

14.

Argon and Neon have similar chemical properties. Why?

a)

They are in the same period

b)

They have the same number of outer electrons

c)

They sound similar

d)

They have the same number of electrons

15.

Atoms are overall neutral as...

a)

neutrons = protons

b)

neutrons = electrons

c)

protons = electrons

d)

electrons = nucleus

16.

Which line is true for protons?

a)

mass number = 0, charge = +1

b)

mass number = 1, charge = 0

c)

mass number = 0, charge = -1

d)

mass number = 1, charge = +1

17.

What is an isotope?

a)

particles with the same atomic number but different mass number

b)

particles with different atomic numbers and different mass numbers

c)

particles with the same atomic number and same mass numbers

d)

particles with different atomic numbers and the same mass number

18.

How many protons are present in this atom?

a)

92

b)

235

c)

143

19.

RAM (in chemistry) stands for what?

a)

Random Access Memory

b)

Relative Atomic Mass

c)

Relative Average Mass

d)

Random Atomic Mass

20.

The RAM of an atom depends on what?

a)

The mass and abundancy of each isotope

b)

Only the mass of each isotope

c)

Only the abundancy of each isotope

d)

The number of protons

21.

A lithium nucleus contains 3 protons and 4 neutrons.

What is its nuclide notation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Which diagram could represent the structure of a neutral atom?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.
How many neutrons does the isotope of lithium have?
a)
8
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
24.
How many protons does this isotope of titanium have?
a)
48
b)
22
c)
26
d)
70
25.

What varies between isotopes of an element?

a)

protons, electrons, and atomic mass

b)

protons, electrons, and atomic number

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

neutrons and atomic mass

26.

Isotopes of an element have a different number of...

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Mass

27.

How many outer electrons does carbon have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

28.
Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive)  gases?
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
29.

The alkali metals are which group in the Periodic Table?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 7

d)

Group 8/0

30.

The reactivity of the alkali metals...

a)

decreases as you go down the group

b)

doesn't change as you go down the group

c)

increases as you go down the group

31.

The reactivity of the halogens...

a)

decreases as you go down the group

b)

doesn't change as you go down the group

c)

increases as you go down the group