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Periodic Table

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
2.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
3.
a)
energy levels
b)
valence electrons
c)
protons
d)
neutrons
4.
a)
energy levels
b)
valence electrons
c)
protons
d)
neutrons
5.
What does the 6 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
6.

Who invented the Periodic Table?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

Bohr

c)

Lewis

d)

Democritus

7.

The first energy shell can hold ______ electrons.

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

8.

Mendeleev's genius was his ability to

a)

predict elements that were not discovered yet

b)

organize elements by their mass

c)

had an element named after himself

d)

organize elements by properties

9.

Valence means......

a)

inside

b)

outside

c)

full

10.

Rows on the periodic table are called ___________.

a)

Periods

b)

Sentences

c)

Fences

11.

The columns in the periodic table are called ___________.

a)

Towers

b)

Herds

c)

Groups

12.

Elements in the same group have __________

a)

Similar Properties

b)

Same number of shells

c)

Similar Mass

13.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
14.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
15.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
16.
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 17
c)
Group 18
d)
Group 2
17.
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 17
c)
Group 2
d)
Group 18
18.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
19.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
20.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
21.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
22.

This could be the dot diagram of

a)

Mg

b)

Cl

c)

C

d)

O

23.

What is the goal of the Lewis Dot Structure?

a)

To determine the electron position.

b)

To show the element's valence electrons & bonding capabilities.

c)

To find the atomic mass of an element.

d)

To search for the number of electrons in an individual atom.

24.

How many valence electrons should Lithium have in its Lewis dot model?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

How many valence electrons should Oxygen have in its Lewis dot model?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

26.

How many valence electrons should Magnesium have in its Lewis dot model?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

27.

This is a correct dot diagram for nitrogen (N)

a)

true

b)

false

28.

This is a correct dot diagram for carbon (C)

a)

true

b)

false

29.

This is a correct dot diagram for neon (Ne)

a)

true

b)

false

30.

Which of these is correct?

a)
b)
31.

How many electrons should Boron have around its Lewis dot model?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.
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
33.

Which of these is correct?

a)
b)
c)
34.
This could be the dot diagram of
a)
Mg
b)
Cl
c)
C
d)
O
35.

How many dots would you put around carbon, a group 14 element?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

18

36.

How many valence electrons does Aluminum Have?

a)

1 Valence electron

b)

2 Valence electron

c)

3 Valence electron

d)

4 Valence electron

e)

5 Valence electron

37.

How would you draw a Lewis dot diagram for Magnesium?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

Which of these is correct?

a)
b)
c)
39.
Elements in the same ________ are more chemically similar.
a)
group
b)
period
c)
club
d)
table
40.
The majority of elements on the periodic table are
a)
man made.
b)
nonmetals.
c)
metals.
d)
gases.
41.
Name group 1A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
noble gases
d)
halogens
42.
Name group 2A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
d)
transition metals
43.
Name group 8A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
transition metals
d)
noble gases
44.
Name groups 3B - 12B on the periodic table.
a)
noble gases
b)
halogens
c)
metalloids
d)
transition metals
45.
Name group 7A on the periodic table.
a)
transition metals
b)
metalloids
c)
halogens
d)
alkali metals
46.
Which group has the most reactive nonmetals?
a)
alkali metals
b)
noble gases
c)
metalloids
d)
halogens
47.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases