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PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented the Periodic Table?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

Bohr

c)

Lewis

d)

Democritus

2.

As you move left to right on a row or period what happens?

a)

Atomic number increases by 1

b)

Electrons decrease

c)

Number of shells decrease

d)

Nothing

3.

What happens to the number of shells as you move down a group?

a)

They decrease by 1

b)

They increase by 1

c)

Nothing

4.

The first energy shell can hold ______ electrons.

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

5.

All elements in the same row have the same number of shells.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes

6.

Mendeleev's genius was his ability to

a)

predict elements that were not discovered yet

b)

organize elements by their mass

c)

had an element named after himself

d)

organize elements by properties

7.

Valence means......

a)

inside

b)

outside

c)

full

8.

Elements in the same group or column have the same ...

a)

# of valence electrons

b)

# of shells

c)

# of protons

d)

Mass Number

9.

Rows on the periodic table are called ___________.

a)

Periods

b)

Sentences

c)

Fences

10.

Elements in the same group have __________

a)

Similar Properties

b)

Same number of shells

c)

Similar Mass

11.

What do all elements in the same period have?

a)

same number of shells

b)

same number of electrons

c)

belong in the same family

12.
What does the atomic number tell you?
a)
Number of Protons
b)
Number of Neutrons
c)
Sum of protons and neutrons
13.
The modern periodic table of elements is arranged by 
a)
Number of neutrons
b)
State of matter
c)
Atomic number
d)
Atomic Mass
14.
What subatomic particle is found outside of the nucleus?
a)
Isotope
b)
Electron
c)
Neutron
d)
Mass
15.

Use your periodic table to find which element has 5 protons.

a)

Lithium

b)

Calcium

c)

Boron

d)

Neon

16.

What is common among elements in the same group?

a)

They have the same number of energy levels.

b)

They have the same number of valence electrons.

c)

They have the same number of protons.

d)

They have the same number of neutrons and protons.

17.

Which statement best describes the arrangement of elements in the periodic table?

a)

Elements are arranged in decreasing atomic mass from left to right.

b)

Elements are arranged in decreasing atomic number from left to right.

c)

Elements are arranged in increasing atomic number from left to right

d)

Elements are arranged in increasing number of neutrons from left to right.

18.

Which pair of elements has the most similar properties?

a)

Be and B

b)

O and S

c)

H and Hg

d)

Na and F

19.

Which group in the periodic table of elements has the greatest number of metals?

a)

Group 1 (IA)

b)

Group 6 (VIB)

c)

Group 13 (IIIA)

d)

Group 18 (VIIIA)

20.

He, Ne, and Ar are all noble gases. What is common among these gases?

a)

They are flammable.

b)

They are highly reactive.

c)

They are metals.

d)

They are unreactive.

21.

When elements fall under the same column, this means they belong to the same ______.

a)

group

b)

period

22.

The image below shows how information about a specific element is represented on the periodic table.

What information does the symbol “C” give about the element?

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

density

d)

chemical symbol

23.

The image below shows how information about a specific element is represented on the periodic table.

What information does the symbol “6” give about the element?

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

density

d)

chemical symbol

24.

Which group of elements are also called semi-metals?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

25.
Name group 1A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
noble gases
d)
halogens
26.
Name group 8A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
transition metals
d)
noble gases
27.

Who is the scientist who organized the periodic chart by ATOMIC NUMBER?

a)

Moseley

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Einstein

d)

Miller

28.

Who is the scientist who first organized the chart by ATOMIC MASS?

a)

Moseley

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Einstein

d)

Miller

29.

What did Mosely discover to reorganize the new chart?

a)

The number of protons in each element

b)

The average atomic mass

c)

The names of the elements

d)

The elements diary

30.
A rule that states that repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic number of the elements is the _________.
a)
periodic law
b)
alkaline-earth metals
c)
actinide
d)
group rule
31.

What is the Element for 'Fe' symbol?

(a)  

32.

Which of these use their Latin Names for Symbols?

a)

Phosphorus

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Sodium

d)

Helium

33.

What Comes after Magnesium?

a)

Argentum

b)

Aurum

c)

Argon

d)

Aluminium

34.

What is the symbol of Argon?

a)

Ar

b)

A

c)

Ag

35.

What is the Serial Number (Or Atomic number) of Lithium?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

9

d)

3

e)

8

36.

What serial number (Or atomic number) is Lithium?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

9

d)

3

e)

8

37.

What is the English name for Plumbum?

(a)  

38.

Which term is used for the vertical columns of the periodic table?

a)

group

b)

line

c)

period

d)

row

39.

How many groups or families and periods does a Periodical Table have?

a)

There are 17 groups or families and 7 periods.

b)

There are 18 groups or families and 7 periods.

c)

There are 7 groups or families and 18 periods.

d)

There are 18 groups or families and 6 periods

40.

Which of the following are the three major groups of elements in the periodic table?

a)

Metals, non-metals, metalloids

b)

Metals, conductors, metalloids

c)

Metals, conductors, insulators

d)

Non-metals, conductors, insulators

41.

The following elements belong to the same group EXCEPT?

a)

Argon

b)

Calcium

c)

Helium

d)

Krypton

42.

Which of the following BEST describes metals?

a)

Metals are dull and brittle.

b)

Metals are insulators and poor conductors of heat.

c)

Metals are dull, brittle, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity.

d)

Metals are lustrous, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity.

43.

Based on the reactivity series, which metal is the most reactive?

a)

Copper

b)

Lithium

c)

Sodium

d)

Zinc

44.
Two elements chemically bonded form
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
d)
solutions
45.

The Atomic number is known as the _______

a)

Number of electrons in an atom

b)

Number of Protons in an atom

c)

Number of neutrons in an atom

d)

Number of Protons and electrons in an atom

46.

What charge do protons have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

47.

The formula used to calculate the number of neutrons is:

a)

Mass Number - Atomic Number

b)

Protons + Electrons

c)

Atomic Number - Mass Number

d)

Protons x2

48.
The blue atoms are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
49.
Which is a halogen?
a)
Helium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neptune
50.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium