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Periodic Properties of the Elements

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens to effective nuclear charge from left to right across a period?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

2.

What happens to effective nuclear charge from top to bottom down a group?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

3.

What happens to atomic radius from left to right across a period?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

4.

What happens to atomic radius from top to bottom down a group?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

5.

What happens to the radius of an atom when it becomes a cation?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

6.

What happens to the radius of an atom when it becomes an anion?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

7.

What happens to ionic radius from top to bottom down a group?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

8.

What happens to ionization energy from left to right across a period?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

9.

What happens to ionization energy from top to bottom down a group?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

10.

What happens to electron affinity from left to right across a period?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

11.

What happens to electron affinity from top to bottom down a group?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

12.

Write the electron configuration for the element represented in this PES graph.

(a)  

13.

What element is represented by this PES graph?

(a)  

14.

Which choice shows the correct order of ionization energies from smallest to largest?

a)

I1 < I2 < I3 < I4

b)

I4 < I3 < I2 < I1

c)

I2 < I3 < I1 < I4

d)

I3 < I2 < I4 < I1

15.

Which group of elements is group 1?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

16.

Which group of elements is group 2?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

17.

Which group of elements is group 7?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

18.

Which group of elements is group 8?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

19.

Which elements are harder and denser than group 1, have low 1st and 2nd ionization energies, and are highly reactive?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

e)

Metals

20.

Which elements are not lustrous, are poor conductors, are brittle, have low melting points, and have large electron affinities?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Metals

d)

Nonmetals

e)

Noble gases

21.

Which elements have completely filled s and p orbitals, are colorless and odorless, and are extremely unreactive?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

e)

Nonmetals

22.

Which elements have very large electron affinities, are toxic and corrosive, and are extremely reactive?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

e)

Nonmetals

23.

Which elements exhibit luster, are good conductors, are malleable and ductile, have high melting points, and have low ionization energies?

a)

Alkaline earth metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Noble gases

d)

Metals

e)

Nonmetals

24.

Which elements are soft, have low densities and melting points, have very low 1st ionization energies, and are extremely reactive?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

e)

Metals

25.

Chlorine is much more apt to exist as an anion than sodium. This is because...

a)

Chlorine has a greater ionization energy than sodium does

b)

Chlorine is bigger than sodium

c)

Chlorine is more metallic than sodium

d)

Chlorine has a greater electron affinity than sodium does

26.

In which orbital does a sulfur atom experience the greatest shielding?

a)

4p

b)

1s

c)

2s

d)

3p

27.

Which ion below has the greatest radius?

a)

Li+

b)

Cl-

c)

K+

d)

I-

28.

Potassium is much more apt to exist as a cation than bromine. This is because...

a)

Bromine has a greater electron affinity than potassium does

b)

Bromine has a greater ionization energy than potassium does

c)

Bromine is bigger than potassium

d)

Bromine is more metallic than potassium

29.

A strontium atom has 38 electrons. Electrons in the _____ subshell experience the lowest effective nuclear charge.

a)

5s

b)

1s

c)

4p

d)

3d

30.

The _____ have the most negative electron affinities.

a)

Halogens

b)

Chalcogens

c)

Alkali metals

d)

Alkaline earth metals

31.

Which element would be expected to have chemical and physical properties closest to those of magnesium?

a)

Fe

b)

Ca

c)

K

d)

S

32.

Alkali metals tend to be more reactive than alkaline earth metals because...

a)

Alkali metals have lower densities

b)

Alkali metals have lower ionization energies

c)

Alkali metals have greater electron affinities

d)

Alkali metals are not more reactive than alkaline earth metals

33.

_____ have the lowest first ionization energies of the groups listed.

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Noble gases

d)

Halogens

34.

Metals can be _____ at room temperature.

a)

Solid only

b)

Solid, liquid, or gas

c)

Solid or liquid

d)

Liquid only

35.

In which orbital does an electron in a yttrium atom experience the greatest effective nuclear charge?

a)

2p

b)

4s

c)

1s

d)

3d

36.

Elements in the modern periodic table are arranged in order of increasing _____.

a)

Atomic mass

b)

Number of isotopes

c)

Atomic number

d)

Oxidation number

37.

Which of the following is a metalloid?

a)

Ca

b)

K

c)

Rn

d)

Si

38.

Nonmetals can be _____ at room temperature.

a)

Solids only

b)

Solids or liquids

c)

Solids, liquids, or gases

d)

Gases only

39.

Which gives the correct order for atomic radius for Be, Li, N, C, and Ne?

a)

Be < Li < N < C < Ne

b)

C < N < Ne < Li < Be

c)

Ne < N < C < Be < Li

d)

Li < Be < C < N < Ne

40.

Which gives the correct order for first ionization energies?

a)

Ga > Ge > Se > Br > Kr

b)

Se > Ge > Br > Ga > Kr

c)

Kr > Br > Se > Ge > Ga

d)

Br > Se > Ga > Kr > Ge