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Atoms and Elements Practice Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An atom can be identified by its number of ____________.

a)

protons

b)

electrons

c)

neutrons

d)

electron shells

2.

Which subatomic particles are found INSIDE the nucleus?

a)

protons and electrons

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

neutrons, protons, and electrons

3.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the electrons.

a)

Bond with other atoms

b)

Have negative charge

c)

Are equal to the number of protons

d)

Found inside the nucleus

4.

Identify the atom's element.

a)

Titanium

b)

Iodine

c)

Zirconium

d)

Krypton

5.

Who is credited with making the first periodic table?

a)

Henry Mosley

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

6.

Today's periodic table is arranged by _________________.

a)

increasing atomic mass

b)

increasing atomic number

c)

decreasing atomic size

d)

alphabetically

7.

Which of the following best describes a metal?

a)

dull

b)

brittle

c)

low melting point

d)

malleable

8.

Which of the following best describes a nonmetal?

a)

high melting points

b)

shiny

c)

poor conductors of heat

d)

ductile

9.

An element that are semiconductors, can be shiny or dull, and soft or hard are best described as......

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

10.

Which of the following is an ionic bond?

a)

CO2

b)

NH3

c)

FeCl3

d)

CH4

11.

Which of the following is NOT true about an ionic bond?

a)

cations and anions

b)

the electrostatic attraction between two oppositely charged ions

c)

metals lose electrons, and nonmetals gain electrons

d)

valence electrons are shared

12.

How many O's are in Ca3(PO3)2

a)

3

b)

2

c)

5

d)

6