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1. Periodic Properties -1.

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Each column in the periodic table is called a _________ .
a)
period
b)
group
c)
cluster
d)
unit
2.
What element is will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Sulfur (S)?
a)
Carbon (C)
b)
Phosphorous (P)
c)
Oxygen (O)
d)
Neon (Ne
3.
What element is will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Lithium (Li)?
a)
Sodium (Na)
b)
Magnesium (Mg)
c)
Beryllium (Be)
d)
Calcium (Ca)
4.
What element is will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Bromine (Br)?
a)
Fluorine (F)
b)
Carbon (C)
c)
Krypton (Kr)
d)
Selenium (Se)
5.
What element is will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Nitrogen (N)?
a)
Phosphorous (P)
b)
Carbon (C)
c)
Oxygen (O)
d)
Sulfur (S)
6.
Elements that are arranged in __________ have the most similar physical and chemical properties to each other.
a)
periods
b)
groups
7.

What is the name of group number 1?

a)

halogens

b)

noble gases

c)

alkali metals

d)

alkaline earth metals

8.

What is the name of group number 2?

a)

transition metals

b)

halogens

c)

metaloids

d)

alkaline earth metals

9.

What group number are the halogens found?

a)

18 (8A)

b)

1

c)

2

d)

17 (7A)

10.

Which element has similar chemical properties as sodium but has 7 energy levels?

a)

Francium (Fr)

b)

Cesium (Cs)

c)

Rubidium (Rb)

d)

Potassium (K)

11.

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

a)

group

b)

period

c)

family

d)

classification

12.

Fluorine is more active than chlorine because ...........

a)

fluorine has valency 1 but chlorine has 2

b)

atomic number of fluorine is less than chlorine

c)

atomic size of fluorine is less than chlorine

d)

atomic size of fluorine is more than chlorine

13.

which element is this ?

a)

Neon

b)

Potassium

c)

Calcium

d)

Argon

14.

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

15.

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.

16.

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.

17.

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.

18.

Which element is found in group 2, period 6?

a)

Oxygen (O)

b)

Barium (Ba)

c)

Selenium (Se)

d)

Carbon (C)

19.

Which halogen is found in period 4?

a)

Krypton (Kr)

b)

Xenon (Xe)

c)

Bromine (Br)

d)

Iodine (I)

20.

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

a)

group

b)

period

c)

family

d)

classification

21.

The number of periods and groups in the

periodic table are______.

a)

6,16

b)

7,17

c)

8,18

d)

7,18

22.

What happens to the electropositive character of elements on moving from left to right in a periodic table?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

First increases than decreases

d)

First decreases than increases

23.

The electronic configuration of an element M is 2, 8, 4. In modern periodic table, the element M is placed in

a)

4 group

b)

2 group

c)

14 group

d)

18 group

24.

Which of the following is the correct order of the atomic radii of the elements oxygen, fluorine and nitrogen?

a)

O < F < N

b)

N < F < O

c)

O < N < F

d)

F < O < N

25.

An element M is in group 13th of the periodic table, the formula for its oxide is

a)

MO

b)

M2O3

c)

M3O2

d)

None

26.

Atoms of elements in group 1 have ____________.

a)

one electron in their outermost energy level

b)

two electrons in their outermost energy level

c)

seven electrons in their outermost energy level

d)

eight electrons in their outermost energy level

27.

Table shows the arrangement of electrons of elements in Period 3 of the Periodic Table. Which one of the following shows the correct descending order of their atomic radii?

a)

M,L,N,P,K

b)

L,M,N,K,P

c)

P,K,N,M,L

d)

K,L,M,N,P

28.
a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

29.

The period number tells us...

a)

How many electron shells an element has

b)

How many electrons are in the most outer shell

c)

The mass number

d)

The valency

30.

Which model represents the most reactive atom?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

According to the periodic Law of elements, the variation in properties of elements is related to their

a)

nuclear masses.

b)

atomic number.

c)

nuclear neutron-proton number ratios.

d)

atomic masses.

32.

The chemical properties of calcium

(20 Ca) are similar to those of .......................

a)

19K

b)

12Mg

c)

25Mn

d)

3Li

33.

Which has the greater ionization energy:

N or C?

a)

C

b)

N

34.

Which has the greater ionization energy:

H or F?

a)

H

b)

F

35.

Which element in Period 2 has the greatest atomic radius?

a)

Be

b)

C

c)

Na

d)

Li

36.

Of the halogens, which has the smallest radius?

a)

F

b)

Br

c)

He

d)

At

37.
Atomic radius generally increases as we move __________.  
a)
down a group and from right to left across a period 
b)
up a group and from left to right across a period 
c)
down a group and from left to right across a period 
d)
up a group and from right to left across a period 
38.
Electronegativity __________ from left to right within a period and __________ from top to bottom within a group.
a)
decreases, increases 
b)
increases, increases
c)
increases, decreases 
d)
stays the same, increases
39.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the halogens.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

40.

USE THE PERIODIC TABLE

How many valence electrons does Phosphorus have?

a)

31

b)

5

c)

15

d)

4

41.
What charge will a Beryllium ion have?
a)
+
b)
2+
c)
2-
d)
-
42.

What charge will a sulfur ion have?

a)

3+

b)

2+

c)

2-

d)

3-

43.
Group 17 always has ions with a charge of 
a)
+1
b)
+2
c)
-1
d)
-2
44.

As you move across a row (period) on the periodic table, the atomic radius ______________________

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Explodes

45.

Ionization energy is the energy needed to _________ an electron.

a)

Fission

b)

Explode

c)

Remove

d)

Add

46.

Which statement is true concerning the periodic table?

a)

rows go up and down and groups go across the table

b)

groups go up and down and rows go across the table

c)

rows go up and down and groups go up and down the table

d)

rows go across the table and groups go across the table

47.

Group VII A of the periodic table contains the

a)

most reactive metals.

b)

most reactive nonmetals.

c)

least reactive nonmetals.

d)

least reactive metals.

48.

As you move from left to right across a period, the number of valence electrons

a)

increase

b)

stays the same

c)

increases then decreases

d)

decreases

49.

Alkali Metals are in group # __.

a)

2

b)

15

c)

1

d)

19

50.

This group is made of the MOST reactive metals.

a)

Transition metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Alkali Metals

d)

Alkaline Earth Metals