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periodic table

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is used to make computer chips

a)

alkali metals

b)

semi-metals

c)

metalloids

d)

metals

2.

What is the atomic symbol for gold,Iron and potassium

(a)  

3.

A horizontal row is a

a)

period

b)

family

c)

atomic line

d)

shrek

4.

a vertical line is

a)

family

b)

periods

c)

my lost father

d)

iron

5.

using the periodic table what is the atomic number of mercury

(a)  

6.
Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
7.

What does the C represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

8.

What does the 6 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

9.

Who invented the Periodic Table?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

Bohr

c)

Lewis

d)

Democritus

10.
Two elements chemically bonded form
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
d)
solutions
11.

What charge do protons have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

12.

What family is copper in?

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

noble gases

d)

transition metals

13.

What element is the chemical symbol Au?

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

Augium

d)

Auxiom

14.

What family is on the far right of the periodic table?

a)

alkali metals

b)

transition metals

c)

actinoids

d)

noble gases

15.

What is mercury's chemical symbol?

a)

Me

b)

M

c)

Hg

d)

Mc

16.

What is nickel's chemical symbol?

a)

An

b)

N

c)

Nc

d)

Ni

17.

What is sodium's chemical symbol?

a)

N

b)

Na

c)

S

d)

So

18.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
c)
Mixtures
19.

Which pair of properties describes the elements in Group 1?

a)

They are chemically stable

b)

They have 8 valence electrons

c)

They are the most reactive metals

d)

They are the most reactive non metals

20.

What property does element X have based on its location in the periodic table?

a)

Highly reactive gas

b)

Manmade radioactive substance

c)

Nonreactive nonmetal

d)

Metallic solid

21.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
22.

Who created the periodic table?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

23.

The periodic table is arranged in order of...

a)

increasing atomic number

b)

increasing atomic mass

c)

decreasing atomic mass

d)

decreasing atomic number

24.

The atomic number tells you the number of (a)   in the nucleus?

25.

The atomic mass of an element is equal to the number of...

a)

protons and neutrons

b)

protons and electrons

c)

protons neutrons and electrons

26.

Groups on the periodic table are arranged...

a)

vertically

b)

horizontally

c)

diagonally

27.

Periods on the periodic table are arranged...

a)

vertically

b)

horizontally

c)

diagonally

28.

At room temperature, most elements are classified as...

a)

non-metal

b)

metal

c)

mettalloids

d)

halogens

29.

Which of the following are located along a dividing line that looks like a staircase?

a)

metals

b)

metalloids

c)

non-metals

d)

alkali metals

30.

Which of the following is a property of non-metals?

a)

malleable (easily reshaped w/o breaking)

b)

brittle (easily broken)

c)

ductile (capable of being drown out into a wire or thread)

31.

Which of the following is not a property of metalloids?

a)

poor conductors of electricity

b)

have properties of metals & non-metals

c)

solids at room temperature

32.

Which of the following is not a property of metals?

a)

conduct electricity

b)

brittle

c)

shiny

33.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a)

elements within a period have similar properties

b)

there are 7 periods on the periodic table

c)

different elements can have the same atomic number

34.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

a)

Au is the element symbol for gold

b)

H2O is the element symbol for water

c)

Hydrogen does not belong to any family

35.

What family does Hydrogen belong?

a)

Non-metal

b)

Noble Gas

c)

Halogen

d)

Metalloid

36.

Which elements are in the nucleus?

a)

Proton and Electron

b)

Neutron and Electron

c)

Proton and Neutron

37.

The atomic number tells you the number of (a)   in the nucleus?

38.

Groups on the periodic table are arranged...

a)

vertically

b)

horizontally

c)

diagonally

39.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
c)
Mixtures
40.

Metals are found on the ______________ side of the periodic table.

a)

nonmetals

b)

left

c)

right

d)

metals