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Chemistry Part One (re:2026) Use with Periodic Table

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 44mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Periodic Table is arranged how?

a)

By element's discovery

b)

By Atomic Number

c)

Alphabetically

d)

By Physical Properties

2.

What is the difference between Atomic Number and Atomic Mass

a)

Atomic Number is the number protons and Atomic Mass is the average of isotopes

b)

Atomic Number is the average of isotopes and Atomic Mass is the number of protons

c)

Atomic Number is the number of electrons and Atomic Mass is the actual mass of an atom

d)

Atomic Number is the order of discovery and Atomic Mass is the number of protons

3.

Which side of the Periodic Table is most reactive?

a)

Left side

b)

Right side

c)

Top half

d)

Bottom half

4.

Of the four atoms below, which two would be in the same Group?

a)

1 & 2

b)

1 & 4

c)

1 & 3

d)

2 & 3

5.

Here is a portion of the periodic table. Which two elements are most likely to have similar physical properties?

a)

copper and zinc

b)

copper and silver

c)

cadmium and indium

d)

gallium and cadmium

6.

Which two elements are in the same Period? (Use your Periodic Table)

a)

Lithium and Magnesium

b)

Boron and Carbon

c)

Potassium and Sodium

d)

Zinc and Nitrogen

7.

An atom has 18 protons and 8 valance electrons. Which statement would best identify this

element? (Use your Periodic Table)

a)

The element is highly reactive with eight electrons in its outer shell

b)

The element has an atomic mass of 18

c)

The element is “happy” or stable because it outer energy level is filled

d)

The element is a metal

8.

What are the three main classifications of elements on a Periodic Table?

a)

Metals, Nonmetals, Metalloids

b)

Solid, Liquid, Gas

c)

Ductile, Malleable, Brittle

d)

Positive charge, Negative charge, No charge

9.

What is the smallest unit of matter that makes up a substance?

a)

mass

b)

atom

c)

carbon

d)

compound

10.

What are the three subatomic parts of an atom

a)

Neurons, plasma, electrons

b)

Neutrons, protons, quarks

c)

Protons, neutrons, plasma

d)

Electrons, protons, neutrons

11.

Protons have what kind of charge?

a)

Positive Charge

b)

No Charge

c)

Negative Charge

12.

Electrons have what kind of charge?

a)

Positive Charge

b)

No Charge

c)

Negative Charge

13.

Neutrons have what kind of charge?

a)

Positive Charge

b)

No Charge

c)

Negative Charge

14.

An atom in its natural state has what kind of charge?

a)

Positive Charge

b)

No Charge

c)

Negative Charge

15.

What is at the center of every atom?

a)

An electron

b)

A compound

c)

A molecule

d)

A nucleus

16.

Which two subatomic particles make up the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons and Electrons

b)

Protons and Neutrons

c)

Molecules and Compounds

d)

Neutrons and Electrons

17.

What is the atomic mass of Neon?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

10.18

d)

9.82

18.
How many protons are in Beryllium?
a)
4
b)
9
c)
5
d)
2
19.
How many neutrons are in a Gold atom?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
118
d)
275
20.
How many electrons does an Iodine atom have?
a)
53
b)
126
c)
73
d)
179
21.
How many electrons are in a gold atom?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
117
d)
275
22.
How many neutrons does an Oxygen atom have?
a)
8
b)
16
c)
24
d)
7.999
23.
What is the number highlighted?
a)
Atomic number
b)
Atomic mass
c)
Number of protons
d)

Number of electrons

24.

What is the atomic mass of Gold?

a)

79

b)

197

c)

117

d)

275

25.
How many electrons does an atom of Krypton have?
a)
36
b)
83.80
c)
47.80
d)
119.80
26.

How many periods are on the Periodic Table?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

9

d)

5

27.

How may groups are on the Periodic Table?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

18

d)

9

28.

What does the group number of the Main Group elements represent?

a)

The number of energy levels or electron shells

b)

The number of valence electrons

c)

The number of properties each element has

d)

The total number of electrons

29.

What does the period number represent on the Periodic Table?

a)

The number of energy levels or electron shells

b)

The number of chemical properties each element has in that period

c)

the number of valence electrons

d)

The total number of electrons

30.

In order for anything to be called matter they must have two physical properties

a)

height and weight

b)

length and volume

c)

mass and volume

d)

density and volume

31.

What are valence electrons?

a)

The total number of electrons around the nucleus

b)

The electrons in the outer energy level or electron shell

c)

The electrons closest to the nucleus

d)

The electrons that give the element mass

32.

What are energy levels or electron shells?

a)

The energy that give elements color

b)

The levels that give elements their common properties

c)

The way atoms power up

d)

The number of electron rings or orbits around the nucleus

33.

Identify the element that is in Period 4 Group 2 (Use your Periodic Table)

a)

Potassium

b)

Calcium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Sodium

34.

Define an Element

a)

Made up of two or more different kinds of atoms

b)

Made up of two or more atoms that can be either the same or different

c)

Made up of all the same kind of atoms

d)

Has a definite and constant composition so you can take a sample anywhere and get the same chemical composition

35.

Define a Compound

a)

Made up of two or more different kinds of atoms

b)

Made up of two or more atoms that can be either the same or different

c)

Made up of all the same kind of atoms

d)

Has a definite and constant composition so you can take a sample anywhere and get the same chemical composition

36.

Define a Molecule

a)

Made up of two or more different kinds of atoms

b)

Made up of two or more atoms that can be either the same or different

c)

Made up of all the same kind of atoms

d)

Has a definite and constant composition so you can take a sample anywhere and get the same chemical composition

37.

Identify this element (Use your Periodic Table)

(a)  

38.

Identify this element (Use Your Periodic Table)

(a)  

39.

This is an example of

a)

molecules

b)

compound

c)

pure substance

d)

an element

40.

This is an example of

(check all that applies)

a)

molecules

b)

compound

c)

an element

41.

This is an example of

a)

molecules

b)

compound

c)

an element

42.

What determines an element's identity?

a)

Number of Electrons

b)

Number of Neutrons

c)

Number of Protons

d)

Number of Isotopes

43.

Why is Group 18 so special?

(a)  

44.

How many atoms total are there in this molecule of

a)

10

b)

9

c)

6

d)

8