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Gateway Content Review: Periodic Trends & Atomic Structure

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the atomic radius?

a)

The distance from the nucleus to the outermost electron of an atom

b)

The distance from one side of an atom to the other side

c)

The distance around the atom

d)

The distance between atoms in the gas phase

e)

The distance between atoms in the solid phase

2.

Which element's atom is larger? Nitrogen or Phosphorus?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Phosphorus

3.

As you move ______ a group, more energy levels are added, which increases the size of the atom

a)

down

b)

up

c)

diagonal

d)

away

4.

Which element's atom is the smallest?

a)

Rhodium

b)

Silver

c)

Cadmium

d)

Tin

5.

Which of these best explains the reasoning behind the trend that as you go across a period, size decreases?

a)

As you go across a period, more energy levels are added, which shrinks the atom.

b)

The added electrons in the nucleus give the atom a negative charge, which shrinks the atom.

c)

The added protons in the nucleus pull the electrons closer to them, which shrinks the atom.

d)

All of the above

6.
Electronegativity is...
a)
how good an atom is at attracting electrons
b)
the ability of an atom to lose electrons
c)
the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom
d)
how easy it is to make friends. 
7.

What type of bond is depicted in the image?

a)

Nonpolar Covalent

b)

Polar Covalent

c)

Ionic

8.

What type of bond is depicted in the image?

a)

Nonpolar Covalent

b)

Polar Covalent

c)

Ionic

9.

What type of bond is depicted in the image?

a)

Nonpolar Covalent

b)

Polar Covalent

c)

Ionic

10.

As you look from left to right across a period, electronegativity

a)

increases

b)

decreases

11.
The element with the lowest electronegativity in Period 3 is - 
a)
Na
b)
Cl
c)
Ar
d)
Mg
12.

Which has the greater electronegativity:

N or C?

a)

C

b)

N

13.

What is Ionization energy?

a)

The energy used in a chemical reaction

b)

Potential energy

c)

The energy it takes to remove one electron from an atom or ion in its gaseous state

14.

Explain why ionization energy decreases as you go down a group.

a)

Outer electrons are further away from the nucleus you go down a group

b)

Electrons feel less pull from the nucleus as you go down a group

c)

Electrons are easier to remove as you go down a group

d)

All of the above

15.

Which has the highest ionization energy?

a)

Arsenic

b)

Iron

c)

ZInc

d)

Cobalt

16.

Which has a lower ionization energy?

a)

Lithium

b)

Cesium

c)

Sodium

17.
The atomic number of an element that has 9 protons, 9 electrons, and 10 neutrons is _____.
a)
9
b)
10
c)
19
d)
28
18.

An atom has 10 protons, 15 neutrons and 10 electrons what is its mass number.

a)

20

b)

10

c)

35

d)

25

19.
An element with a mass number of 11 and an atomic number of 5 has how many neutrons?
a)
11
b)
5
c)
6
d)
16
20.

What is the atomic number of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7