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4.1-4.3 Intro to Periodic Table, Families, Trends

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call columns on the periodic table?

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

2.

What do we call rows on the periodic table?

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

3.

What do elements in the same period have in common?

a)

energy levels

b)

valence electrons

c)

protons

d)

neutrons

4.

What do elements in the same group have in common?

a)

energy levels

b)

valence electrons

c)

protons

d)

neutrons

5.

What elements are found in the dark shaded region?

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

6.

What elements are found in the dark shaded region?

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

7.

Which elements are shiny (lustrous) and malleable?

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

8.

Which elements have properties of both metals and nonmetals?

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

9.

Which element is found in group 2 and period 3?

a)

Magnesium (Mg)

b)

Yttrium (Y)

c)

Aluminum (Al)

d)

Boron (B)

10.

Which element has 5 valence electrons and is in period 3?

a)

Phosphorus (P)

b)

Tantalum (Ta)

c)

Vanadium (V)

d)

Arsenic (As)

11.

Which of the following is an Alkali Metal?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Chromium

c)

Sodium

12.
Which of the following is an Alkaline Earth Metal? 
a)
Calcium
b)
Lithium
c)
Phosphorus
d)
Copper 
13.

Which of the following is a Halogen?

a)

Bromine

b)

Rubidium

c)

Beryllium

14.
Which of the following is a transition metal? 
a)
Iron
b)
Oxygen
c)
Neon
d)
Barium
15.

Which of the following is a Noble Gas?

a)

Krypton

b)

Chlorine

c)

Gallium

16.

Which of the following is the most reactive group of metals?

a)

Alkali

b)

Alkaline Earth

c)

Halogen

17.
Which of the following is the most reactive group of non-metals? 
a)
Alkali
b)
Alkali Earth
c)
Halogen
d)
Noble Gas
18.

Which of the following groups is inert?

a)

Alkali

b)

Transition Metals

c)

Noble Gas

19.
What group on the Periodic Table contains the elements of the alkaline earth family?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
17
d)
18
20.

The elements in this family are soft, silvery, and very reactive with water.

a)

Alkaline Earth Metals

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Transition Metals

d)

Lanthanides

21.
Which element is not in the Alkali metal family?
a)
Li
b)
H
c)
Fr
d)
Cs 
22.
How many valence electrons does a halogen have? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
7
d)
8
23.
a)
Alkali
b)
Alkaline Earth
c)
Halogens
d)
Noble Gases
24.
a)
Alkali
b)
Alkaline Earth
c)
Halogen
d)
Noble Gases
25.
a)

Transition Metals

b)

Inner Transition Metals

c)

Metals

d)

Metalloids

26.
Which of the following will have a higher electronegativity than arsenic (As)?
a)
Carbon (C)
b)
Neon (Ne)
c)
Antimony (Sb)
d)
Germanium (Ge)
27.
The atom with the largest atomic radius in Group 18 is - 
a)
Ar
b)
He
c)
Kr
d)
Rn
28.
Which of the following will have a larger radius than Zinc?
a)
Gallium
b)
Aluminum
c)
Magnesium
d)
Strontium
29.

What do we call columns on the periodic table?

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

30.

Which element has 5 valence electrons and is in period 3?

a)

Phosphorus (P)

b)

Tantalum (Ta)

c)

Vanadium (V)

d)

Arsenic (As)

31.

Which element has 1 valence electron and is found in period 2?

a)

Lithium (Li)

b)

Beryllium (Be)

c)

Copper (Cu)

d)

Hydrogen (H)

32.

What group and period does this element belong in? *

a)

period 1 and group 3

b)

period 3 and group 1

c)

period 2 and group 3

d)

period 3 and group 2

33.

How many rings/energy levels does Nickel have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

10

34.

How many valence electrons and energy levels does (Pb) lead have?

a)

4 valence electrons and 6 energy levels (orbitals)

b)

6 valence electrons and 4 energy levels (orbitals)

c)

5 valence electrons and 5 energy levels (orbitals)

d)

5 valence electrons and 10 energy levels (orbitals)