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Classification of Elements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is known as the father of periodic table, who arranged the elements in order?

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Jons Jacob Berzelius

d)

John Dalton

2.

Which property of metals is CORRECT?

a)

Dull

b)

Brittle

c)

Semiconductors

d)

Malleable

3.

Cobalt is an example of

a)

Metalloid

b)

Metal

c)

Nonmetal

d)

None of the above

4.

Which of the following is the CORRECT about an element?

a)

It is a pure substance that contains many types of atoms.

b)

Its atom can be separated or broken down into other substances.

c)

It contains only one type of atom and cannot be separated or broken down into other substances.

d)

It is a mixture that contains many substances.

5.

What does it mean when an element is dull?

a)

in liquid state

b)

not glowing or lacking brightness

c)

conducts heat

d)

hard but easy to break

6.

In what state nonmetals can be found?

a)

solid only

b)

liquid only

c)

gas only

d)

solid, liquid, and gas

7.

How many elements are in the periodic table?

a)

110 elements

b)

118 elements

c)

128 elements

d)

188 elements

8.

What does groups in periodic table mean?

a)

column of elements

b)

row of elements

c)

elements in zigzag line

d)

the first element in the periodic table

9.

What is the appearance of of phosphorus at room temperature?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

Sometimes gas

10.

Metalloids have high melting and boiling points.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Iodine is metalloid.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Copper is the best electric conductor used today.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How many periods are there in the periodic table?

a)

18 periods

b)

8 periods

c)

17 periods

d)

7 periods

14.

Why did the symbols have been replaced by letters?

a)

To remember and communicate easily.

b)

To make letters be known in the world.

c)

To make people learn letters.

d)

To write than to draw.

15.

Which of the following is NOT true about nonmetals?

a)

low density and high melting nd boiling points.

b)

Poor conductors of electricity and heat

c)

Examples are radon, argon, helium, and germanium.

d)

Shiny and malleable

16.

What is the element symbol of Bromine?

a)

Be

b)

Br

c)

B

d)

Bi

17.

The scientist who invented symbols to represent some elements, John Dalton, is a _______ scientist.

a)

Russian

b)

Swedish

c)

British

d)

English

18.

The element that has the latin name “Argentum” is

a)

Tin

b)

Silver

c)

Oxygen

d)

Potassium

19.

What is the only metal that is in liquid state at room temperature?

a)

Zinc

b)

Beryllium

c)

Mercury

d)

Nickel

20.

Semiconductors means some elements are poor electricity conductors but become god ones when their temperatures are ___________.

a)

Always the same

b)

Constant

c)

Lower

d)

Higher