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Periodic table and there groups

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who created the periodic table

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

John Newlands

2.

In the periodic table, the elements are listed in order of

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Mass Number

c)

Protons

d)

Valency

3.

How many groups are there in the periodic table?

a)

8

b)

18

c)

10

d)

5

4.

What is the name for the group 2 elements

a)

Alkaline Earth Metals

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Alkali Earth Metals

d)

Noble Gases

5.

What are the elements in period 1

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Boron

d)

Potassium

e)

Lithium

6.

Which groups are non-metals

a)

1

b)

2

c)

0

d)

7

7.

What do you call an oxide that behaves like both an acid and a base

a)

Amphoteric

b)

Neutral Oxide

c)

Acidic Oxide

d)

Basic Oxide

8.

Sodium is stored under oil to allow it to mix with oxygen and moisture in the air.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of the following are true about alkali metals

a)

Low melting points

b)

Very hard

c)

Not very reactive

d)

Low densities

10.

As the atomic number of group 1 metals increases, the elements become more reactive.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Out of all the group 1 metals Lithium, Sodium and Potassium are the least dense so they can float on water

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Why is it impossible to collect gas when Potassium reacts with water?

a)

It gets so hot, it lights the hydrogen gas given off on fire

b)

It melts itself as it reacts

13.

The image shows an element mixed with water. What Element best describes the reaction taking place.

a)

Sodium

b)

Potassium

14.

What colour flame is given off when Potassium burns

a)

Lilac

b)

Cloudy White

c)

Minty Blue

d)

Orange

15.

What is a group

a)

The number of electrons in a valence shell

b)

The number of electron shells in an element

16.

What is a period

a)

The number of electrons in a valence shell

b)

The number of electron shells in an element

17.

What is the period for magnesium?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

18.

What group is oxygen in?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

19.

Where are transitional metals found

a)

Between groups 2 and 3

b)

Between groups 0 and 7

c)

Between groups 1 and 3

d)

Between groups 7 and 8

20.

Transition Metals are not good conductors of heat and electricity.

a)

False

b)

True

21.

Which of the following are properties of Transition metals

a)

Dense

b)

Shiny

c)

Malleable

d)

Low Melting Points

e)

Reacts quickly with oxygen

22.

All transition metals have high melting and boiling points except

a)

Mercury

b)

Cobalt

c)

Copper

d)

Vanadium

23.

Which of the following are magnetic metals

a)

Cobalt

b)

Nickel

c)

Iron

d)

Copper

24.

Alkali metals are white while Transition metals are coloured.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Why do we need Catalyst

a)

To speed up the reaction

b)

To slow down the reaction

c)

To increase melting points

d)

To decrease boiling points

26.

Another name for semimetals is metalloid

a)

True

b)

False