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Families of the periodic table

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vertical columns on a periodic table are also called

a)

Families or Groups

b)

Periods

c)

Columns

d)

Rows

2.

Horizontal rows on a periodic table are also called

a)

Families or Groups

b)

Periods

c)

rows

d)

columns

3.

What element is found in Period 5?

a)

Vanadium (V)

b)

Strontium (Sr)

c)

Phosphorous (P)

d)

Boron (B)

4.

Which element is in Period 3 and Family 16?

a)

Oxygen (O)

b)

Selenium (Se)

c)

Sulfur (S)

d)

Neon (Ne)

5.

Which element is in the same period as Florine (F)?

a)

Polonium (Po)

b)

Chlorine (Cl)

c)

Sulfer (S)

d)

Beryllium (Be)

6.

Which element is in the same group as Potassium (K)?

a)

Sodium (Na)

b)

Calcium (Ca)

c)

Magnesium (Mg)

d)

Iron (Fe)

7.

Find Bromine (Br) on the Periodic Table. What do we know about Bromine based on its location on the periodic table?

a)

It has is in the Oxygen Family

b)

It is a Halogen

c)

It has 36 protons

d)

It has 80 neutrons

8.

Find Silicon (Si) on the Periodic Table. What do we know about Silicon based on its location on the periodic table?

a)

It is a Halogen

b)

It is in period 3

c)

It has 28 protons

d)

It has an atomic mass of 30.974

9.

Which family do the following elements belong - Cobalt, Nickel, and Platinum?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth metals

c)

Transition metals

d)

Carbon Family

10.

Silver, Tin and Iodine all belong to which period?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

11.

In which state do most of the elements of the periodic table exist at room temperature?

a)

Plasma

b)

Gas

c)

Solid

d)

Liquid

12.

Which of the following is a liquid at room temperature?

a)

Mercury (Hg)

b)

Neon (Ne)

c)

Sodium (Na)

d)

Nickel (Ni)

13.
Which of the following is an Alkali Metal? 
a)
Magnesium
b)
Chromium
c)
Sodium
d)
Fluorine 
14.
Which of the following is an Alkaline Earth Metal? 
a)
Calcium
b)
Lithium
c)
Phosphorus
d)
Copper 
15.
Which of the following is a transition metal? 
a)
Iron
b)
Oxygen
c)
Neon
d)
Barium
16.
Which of the following is a Halogen? 
a)
Bromine
b)
Rubidium
c)
Argon
d)
Beryllium
17.
Which of the following is a Noble Gas? 
a)
Krypton
b)
Chlorine
c)
Radium
d)
Gallium
18.

Beryllium is in what family?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

19.

How are the elements of the periodic table arranged?

a)

In order of decreasing atomic mass

b)

In order of increasing atomic number

c)

In order of increasing atomic mass

d)

In order of decreasing atomic number

20.

How many families are on the periodic table?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

12

d)

18

21.

How many elements are found in period 1

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

7

22.
What is the name of Group 1?
a)
Alkali Metals
b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)
Transition Metals
d)
Halogens
23.
What is the name of Group 2?
a)
Alkali Metals
b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)
Transition Metals
d)
Halogens
24.
What is the name of Groups 3-12?
a)
Alkali Metals
b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)
Transition Metals
d)
Halogens
25.

What is the name of Group 17?

a)
Alkali Metals
b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)
Transition Metals
d)
Halogens
26.

What is the name of Group 18?

a)
Alkali Metals
b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)
Halogens
d)
Noble Gases
27.

What family does Hydrogen belong to?

a)
alkali metals
b)
transition metals
c)
noble gases
d)

Hydrogen does not belong to any family

28.

Which family of the periodic table has 4 Valence electrons?

a)

Carbon Family

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Halogens

29.

Which family on the periodic table is also known as the "salt formers"?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Nitrogen Family