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Groups of the Periodic Table

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The periodic table is organized by _________________

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Mass Number

c)

Average Atomic Mass

d)

Alphabetical Order

2.

The periodic table is broken into Rows and Columns.


The Rows are called _____

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

3.

The periodic table is broken into Rows and Columns.


The Columns are called _____

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

4.

Who is considered the Father of the Periodic Table?

a)

Dimitri Mendeleev

b)

John Dalton

c)

Henry Moseley

d)

Mr. Hanrahan

5.

What do you call the electrons that are the furthest away from the nucleus?

a)

Valence Electrons

b)

Exterior Electrons

c)

Outer Electrons

d)

Perimeter Electrons

6.

What is the largest group on the periodic table?

a)

Transition Metals

b)

Noble Gases

c)

Metalloids

d)

Alkaline Earth Metals

7.

Which of the following is NOT a metalloid?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Silicon

c)

Boron

d)

Arsenic

8.

Which of the following is a Metal?

a)

Sodium

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Argon

9.

Which of the following is a Nonmetal?

a)

Sulfur

b)

Gold

c)

Iron

d)

Calcium

10.

What is the name of the group that contains unreactive nonmetals, each with 8 valence electrons?

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Rare Earth Metals

11.

What is the name of the group that contains highly reactive metals, each with 1 valence electron?

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkali Metals

d)

Rare Earth Metals

12.

What is the name of the group that contains reactive metals, each with 2 valence electrons?

a)

Transition Metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Rare Earth Metals

13.

What is the name of the group that contains highly reactive nonmetals, each with 7 valence electrons?

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Metalloids

14.

What is the name of the group that contains radioactive metals, that can each form multiple ions?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Noble Gases

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Inner Transition Metals

15.

What does the Atomic Number of an element represent?

a)

# of Protons

b)

# of Neutrons

c)

# of Electrons

d)

# of Neutrinos