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Unit 3 and ECN

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Each column in the periodic table is called a 
a)
period
b)
group
c)
cluster
d)
unit
2.
Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive)  gases?
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
3.

The atoms along the red staircase are called 

a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
4.
Which is a halogen?
a)
Helium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neptune
5.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
6.
In what section would Transition Metals be found?
a)
orange
b)
light blue
c)
blue
d)
white
7.
Which section are the metals in? 
a)
dark blue
b)
light blue
c)
purple
d)
pink
8.

Which group of elements are extremely reactive because of their one valence electron?

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

transition metals

d)

noble gases

e)

halogens

9.

Which of the following is a member of the alkaline earth metals?

a)

sodium

b)

magnesium

c)

sulfur

d)

chlorine

e)

argon

10.

How many valence electrons does phosphorous contain?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

e)

8

11.

How many valence electrons does francium contain?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

e)

8

12.

What is the name of the group that is highlighted?

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Halogen

c)

Noble Gas

d)

Transition Metal

13.
Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
14.

Which scientist published the original periodic table?

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Neils Bohr

d)

Henry Moseley

e)

Erwin Schrodinger

15.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
a)
Zinc
b)
Copper
c)
Nickel
d)
Germanium
16.
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6.  The number of electrons in the atom is 
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
17.
What is the correct noble-gas notation for the electron configuration of an atom of chlorine? 
a)
a. [Ar]3s2 3p5
b)
 b. [Ne]3s2 3p4
c)
 c. [Ar]3s2 3p4
d)
 d. [Ne]3s2 3p5
18.

How many electrons can the p sublevel hold?

a)

14

b)

10

c)

2

d)

6

19.

What element has this electron configuration?

a)

helium

b)

lithium

c)

beryllium

d)

boron

20.

What element has this electron configuration?

a)

boron

b)

carbon

c)

nitrogen

d)

oxygen

21.

Which element is represented by this electron configuration?

a)

neon

b)

sodium

c)

magnesium

d)

aluminum

22.

Which of the following is the electron configuration for Fluorine

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which of the following is the electron configuration for neon?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Which of the following is the electron configuration for silicon?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

What is the element?

a)

Neon

b)

Chlorine

c)

Aluminum

d)

Argon

26.

Which is the electron configuration for beryllium?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

Which of the following are "f-block" elements? Select all that apply

a)

uranium

b)

cobalt

c)

plutonium

d)

platinum

28.

Which of the following are "p-block" elements? Select all that apply

a)

potassium

b)

phosphorus

c)

argon

d)

silver

e)

sulfur

29.

Which of the following are "d-block" elements? Select all that apply

a)

copper

b)

chlorine

c)

zinc

d)

magnesium

e)

manganese

30.

Which of the following accurately describes Iron

a)

[Ar]4s24d6

b)

[Ar]4s23d6

c)

[Ar]4s13d6

d)

[Kr]4s23d6