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AQA GCSE CHEMISTRY - ATOMIC STRUCTURE & THE PERIODIC TABLE

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Electrons have a relative mass of…

a)

1

b)

0

c)

2

d)

very small

2.

What happens to the boiling points and melting points of Group 7 elements as you go down the group?

a)

They decrease

b)

They stay the same

c)

They increase

d)

They decrease and then level off

3.

Atoms are made from…

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

protons, neutrons and electrons

4.

In the plum pudding model, where were the electrons located?

a)

In the middle

b)

Around the outside

c)

Embedded throughout

d)

In shells

5.

The overall charge of an atom is 0 because…

a)

the number of protons and the number of neutrons are the same

b)

the number of neutrons and the number of electrons are the same

c)

the number of electrons and the number of protons are the same

d)

there is no charge on a proton

6.

When you describe a chemical reaction using a word equation you show the…

a)

reactants

b)

reactants and products

c)

products

d)

symbols

7.

Protons have a relative mass of…

a)

1

b)

0

c)

2

d)

very small

8.

How would you describe the reactivity of Group 1 metals?

a)

Very reactive

b)

Slightly reactive

c)

Not very reactive

d)

Unreactive

9.

How are elements in the modern periodic table arranged?

a)

In order of atomic mass

b)

In order of atomic number

c)

In alphabetical order

d)

By number of neutrons

10.

Later experiments proved that particles in the nucleus had a positive charge. These were named as…

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

atoms

11.

The nuclear model showed that most of the mass of an atom can be found in the…

a)

centre of the atom

b)

outside of the atom

c)

left-hand side of the atom

d)

right-hand side of the atom

12.

How can the reactivity of the noble gases be described?

a)

Unreactive

b)

Very reactive

c)

More reactive

d)

Less reactive

13.

Which transition metals are commonly used as catalysts?

a)

Iron

b)

Platinum

c)

Palladium

d)

All of the metals listed

14.

Group 1 metals are also known as…

a)

acidic metals

b)

alkali metals

c)

soluble metals

d)

insoluble metals

15.

How did Mendeleev overcome the problems with the early periodic table?

a)

By arranging elements alphabetically

b)

By leaving gaps

c)

By making it up

d)

All of the ways listed

16.

Niels Bohr suggested that ___________ orbited the nucleus.

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

protons and neutrons

17.

The properties of a compound compared to the properties of the individual elements are…

a)

different

b)

the same

c)

similar

d)

not changed

18.

How does the reactivity of Group 1 metals change as you go down the group?

a)

It decreases

b)

It stays the same

c)

It increases

d)

It decreases and then levels off

19.

How are electrons arranged around the nucleus?

a)

Circles

b)

Shells

c)

Rings

d)

Stacks

20.

Why do equations using formulae need to be balanced?

a)

To make it fair

b)

So it's right

c)

The number of atoms need to be the same for reactants and products

d)

The number of protons need to be the same

21.

Which separation method is used to separate liquids based on their boiling points?

a)

Distillation

b)

Fractional distillation

c)

Filtering

d)

Crystallisation

22.

Protons have an electric charge of…

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

2

23.

A mixture contains two or more elements or compounds that are…

a)

chemically combined

b)

not chemically combined

c)

mixed together

d)

glued together

24.

The overall charge of an atom is…

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

2

25.

How were the elements originally arranged in the early periodic table?

a)

By atomic weights

b)

By number of protons

c)

By number of electrons

d)

By their reactivity

26.

A compound is defined as being…

a)

two or more atoms of different elements chemically combined together

b)

two or more atoms of different elements glued together

c)

an atom of one element chemically bonded to other atoms of the same element

d)

atoms that have reacted

27.

Elements contain…

a)

the same type of element

b)

the same type of atom

c)

the same type of proton

d)

the same type of charge

28.

Later experiments proved that the nucleus also contained __________ as well as protons.

a)

atoms

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

elements

29.

Isotopes are atoms of an element with a different number of…

a)

neutrons

b)

electrons

c)

protons

d)

protons and electrons

30.

Which separation method is used to separate a soluble solid from a solution?

a)

Crystallisation

b)

Filtering

c)

Distillation

d)

Chromatography

31.

What word or phrase can be used to describe the outer shell of the noble gases?

a)

Half full

b)

Nearly full

c)

Full

d)

Bursting

32.

Relative atomic mass is an average of the amount of…

a)

isotopes

b)

electrons

c)

protons

d)

neutrons

33.

The plum pudding model suggested that atoms were like a ball. What was this ball made of?

a)

Negative charge

b)

Positive charge

c)

Protons

d)

Electrons

34.

What is the maximum number of electrons found in full electron shells?

a)

2,2,8,8

b)

2,2,8

c)

2,8,8,8

d)

2,6,8,2

35.

Where are metals found on the periodic table?

a)

Left

b)

Left and middle

c)

Right

d)

Right and middle

36.

What does the group number in the periodic table tell us about the elements within that group?

a)

The elements all have the same number of neutrons

b)

The elements all have the same number of electrons

c)

The elements all have the same number of electrons in their outer shell

d)

The elements all have the same atomic mass

37.

Electrons have an electric charge of…

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

2

38.

The mass number of an atom is the number of…

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

electrons

39.

Atoms of different elements contain a different number of…

a)

electrons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

protons

40.

The number of electrons in an atom is the same as…

a)

the number of protons plus the number of neutrons

b)

the number of neutrons

c)

the number of protons

d)

the number of neutrons minus the number of protons

41.

What happens to the boiling points of noble gases as you go down the group?

a)

They decrease

b)

They stay the same

c)

They become solids

d)

They increase

42.

Where are non-metals found on the periodic table?

a)

Left

b)

Left and middle

c)

Right

d)

Right and middle

43.

Neutrons have an electric charge of…

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

2

44.

Which separation method is used to separate solvents from a solution?

a)

Crystallisation

b)

Distillation

c)

Filtering

d)

Fractional distillation

45.

The number of electrons in an atom can be found by looking at the…

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

symbol

d)

group number

46.

Neutrons have a relative mass of…

a)

1

b)

0

c)

2

d)

very small

47.

How does the reactivity of Group 7 elements change as you go down the group?

a)

It decreases

b)

It stays the same

c)

It increases

d)

It increases and then levels off

48.

How many electrons do Group 1 metals have on their outer shell?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

0

49.

Which separation method is used to separate mixtures of soluble substances?

a)

Crystallisation

b)

Filtering

c)

Distillation

d)

Chromatography