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Unit 4: The Periodic Table

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is a halogen?
a)
Helium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Oxygen
d)

Boron

2.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)

Chlorine

3.

If an element had similar physical and chemical properties as fluorine (F), it would probably be located in

a)

period 2

b)

period 1

c)

Group 2A

d)

Group 7A

4.

Elements that share similar physical and chemical properties are most likely located in the same...

a)

period

b)

group

5.

Which elements have the most similar physical and chemical properties?

a)

K and Na

because they are in the same group (1A)

b)

K and Ca

because they are both metals

c)

K and Br

because they are in the same period (4)

d)

K and S

because one is a metal and one is a nonmetal

6.

Who first developed the Periodic Table of Elements?

a)
Mendeleev
b)
Mosely
c)
Mendella
d)

Seaborg

7.
What is the symbol for Potassium?
a)
P
b)
K
c)
Pb
d)
Pd
8.

Which one of these is NOT a noble gas?

a)
Helium
b)

Xenon

c)
Iodine
d)
Krypton
9.
Which one of these is the symbol for lead?
a)
Rb
b)
Pb
c)
Li
d)
Au
10.
What family is Sodium a part of?
a)
Transition Metals
b)
Halogens
c)
Alkali Metals
d)
Alkaline Earth Metals
11.

What family is Silver a part of?

a)
Transition Metals
b)
Noble Gases
c)
Alkali Metals
d)
Alkaline Earth Metals
12.

What family is Cadmium (Cd) a part of?

a)
Noble Gases
b)
Metalloids
c)
Transition Metals
d)

Halogens

13.
Silicon is a 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
14.

Which element is an Alkaline Earth Metal?

a)
Barium
b)
Boron
c)
Bread
d)
Bromine
15.

Henry Moseley arranged the modern Periodic Table according to increasing...

a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
number of isotopes
16.

The horizonal rows on the Periodic Table are called...

a)

groups

b)

period

17.

Which elements are to the RIGHT of the staircase (red)?

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

metalloids

18.

Which elements are to the LEFT of the staircase (yellow)?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

19.

What is the special name for Group 1A?

a)

halogens

b)

noble gases

c)

alkali metals

d)

alkaline earth metals

20.

What is the special name for Group 2A?

a)

noble gases

b)

halogens

c)

alkali metals

d)

alkaline earth metals

21.

Where are the metalloids found on the Periodic Table?

a)

to the left of the stairstep

b)

along/on the stairstep

c)

to the right of the stairstep

22.

Which element is the most reactive element/nonmetal?

a)

Fluorine (F)

b)

Hydrogen (H)

c)

Lithium (Li)

d)

Iodine (I)

23.

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, period

b)

masses, period

c)

masses, group

d)

numbers, group

24.

Which element has the LARGEST atomic radius according to the atomic radius trend?

a)

potassium

b)

rubidium

c)

francium

d)

helium

25.

Which of the following elements would have the LARGER atomic radius: Copper, Zinc, Silver or Cadmium?

a)

copper

b)

zinc

c)

silver

d)

cadmium

26.

Which of the following elements would have the LARGER electronegativity: Phosphorus, Sulfur, Arsenic, or Selenium?

a)

phosphorus

b)

sulfur

c)

arsenic

d)

selenium

27.

Which of the following elements would have the LARGER ionization energy: Selenium, Bromine, Tellurium, or Iodine?

a)

selenium

b)

bromine

c)

tellurium

d)

iodine

28.

Which halogen is found in period 4?

a)

Krypton (Kr)

b)

Xenon (Xe)

c)

Bromine (Br)

d)

Iodine (I)

29.

Which elements are highlighted in blue (Group A)?

a)

Representative Elements

b)

Transition Metals

c)

Inner Transition Metals

30.

Which elements are highlighted in green (Group B)?

a)

Transition Metals

b)

Inner Transition Metals

c)

Representative Elements

31.

Which elements are highlighted in orange?

a)

Inner Transition Metals

b)

Transition Metals

c)

Representative Elements

32.

Which element is found in Group 2, period 6?

a)

Oxygen (O)

b)

Barium (Ba)

c)

Selenium (Se)

d)

Carbon (C)

33.

Which group typically forms a +1 ionic charge?

a)

Group 1A

b)

Group 2A

c)

Group 7A

d)

Group 4A

34.

Which group typically forms a +3 ionic charge?

a)

Group 3A

b)

Group 2A

c)

Group 7A

d)

Group 6A

35.

Which group typically forms a -2 ionic charge?

a)

Group 3A

b)

Group 2A

c)

Group 7A

d)

Group 6A

36.

Which element(s) share similar physical and chemical properties to Neon?

a)

He

b)

Xe

c)

Ar

d)

Kr

e)

all of these because they are in the same GROUP as Ne

37.

Which scientist gave us the final revision of the periodic table when he suggested that the inner transition metals be moved to two rows below the main portion of elements?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

Seaborg

c)

Moseley

38.

The arrows on this periodic table represent which trend(s)?

a)

atomic radius and electronegativity

b)

ionization energy and electronegativity

c)

atomic radius

d)

electronegativity

e)

ionization energy

39.

The arrows on this periodic table represent which trend(s)?

a)

atomic radius and electronegativity

b)

ionization energy and electronegativity

c)

atomic radius

d)

electronegativity

e)

ionization energy

40.
As you move from left to right across the periodic table, the atomic number increases. 
a)
True
b)
False