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Matter and Periodic Table

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are _____.

a)

negatrons

b)

electrons

c)

neutrons

d)

protons

2.

The positive particles of an atom are called _____.

a)

electrons

b)

positrons

c)

neutrons

d)

protons

3.
What does the nucleus of an atom contain?
a)
Electrons and neutrons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Neutrinos and positrons
d)
DNA and RN
4.
In terms of matter, the atom is almost entirely filled with _____
a)
orbiting electrons
b)
charged protons
c)
heavy neutrons
d)
empty space
5.
How many Protons are in one atom of Lithium?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
7
d)
6.941
6.

Which colored particle is the electron?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

red and yellow

7.

Use the picture to answer. What is the atomic mass of gold?

a)

79

b)

196.967

c)

197

d)

118

8.

The first energy level, or valence shell can hold up to how many electrons?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

2

d)

5

9.
all matter is made of what 
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
electrons 
d)
compounds 
10.
Most of the mass in an atom is made up of _____________________?
a)
protons and electrons
b)
protons and neutrons
c)
neutrons and electrons
d)
electrons and quarks
11.

Why do science models change?

a)

Because the scientist was proven wrong and disowned by the science community

b)

There was better evidence to prove the model was wrong

c)

One person's opinion caused the entire model to change

d)

New evidence was tested and supported, which modified the model

12.
What is the atomic number of the atom pictured? 
a)
11
b)
12
c)
22
d)
23
13.

Where do the electrons hangout?

a)

Electron Cloud

b)

Nucleus

c)

Atom Cloud

14.

'everything is composed of "atoms," which are physically, but not geometrically, indivisible or atomos ; was stated by:

a)

Democritus

b)
Dalton
c)
Moseley
d)
Einstein
15.
The scientist responsible for "discovering" the nucleus is:
a)
Bohr
b)
Rutherford
c)
Schroedinger
d)
Einstein
16.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

17.
Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive)  gases?
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
18.

Elements in a .................or family are in the same column and have similar chemical properties.  

a)
period
b)
group
c)
row
19.

Name this group: These metals are the most reactive and only have 1 valence electron to lose.

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which of the following could be properties of nonmetals? [More than one answer]

a)

Poor electrical conductivity

b)

Poor thermal conductivity

c)

Dullness

d)

Brittleness

21.

In the modern periodic table designed by Mosely, elements are arranged by:

a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
22.
What is the chemical symbol for Lithium?
a)
H
b)
He
c)
Li
d)
N
23.

Using the periodic table. What Element has the Atomic number of 8?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Oxygen

d)

Neon

24.

a collection of atoms of one type that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical or physical means

a)

elements

b)

subatomic particles

c)

electrons

d)

matter

25.

one of several forms of a single element, which contains the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons

a)

isotope

b)

ion

c)

orbital

d)

nucleus

26.

Why do elements bond?

a)

To be friends

b)

To create a new element

c)

To become stable

d)

To get bigger

27.

If an atom loses two electrons, what charge will it have?

a)
-2
b)
-1
c)
+1
d)
+2
28.

The octet rules states that most elements want to have _____ valence electrons.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

29.
Predict the bond that will form between Se and Cl.
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
30.
Predict the bond that will form between Sr and S.
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
31.

Chemical bond is ...

a)

the physical mixing of two different atoms.

b)

the force that holds two atoms together

c)

the energy used up when two atoms combined.

d)

the temperature that changes the phase of matter.

32.

How many valence electrons does Oxygen (O) have?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

15

d)

16

33.

elements always found to the LEFT of the jagged line on the periodic table.

a)

metals

b)

non-metals

c)

metalloids

d)

compounds

34.

A compound is

a)

a simple chemical

b)

a simple chemical made of one type of atom

c)

a simple chemical made up of different types of atoms

35.

elements always found to the RIGHT of the jagged line on the periodic table.

a)

non-metals

b)

metals

c)

metalloids

d)

elements

36.

elements that have properties of metals and non-metals; many of them directly touch the jagged line on the periodic table.

a)

metalloids

b)

mass

c)

elements

d)

compounds

37.
Share electrons
a)
Ionic Bonds
b)
Covalent Bonds
c)
Both bonds
d)
Neither bond
38.
Between metals and nometals
a)
Ionic Bonds
b)
Covalent Bonds
c)
Both bonds
d)
Neither bond

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