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IGCSE CHEMISTRY: THE PERIODIC TABLE

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Each column in the periodic table is called a 
a)
period
b)
group
c)
cluster
d)
unit
2.
The atomic number tells you what?
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
3.
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
4.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
5.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
6.
Each column in the periodic table is called a 
a)
period
b)
group
c)
cluster
d)
unit
7.
The atomic number tells you what?
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
8.
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
9.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
10.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
11.
What's a valence electron?
a)
electrons in the second energy level
b)
electrons in the outermost energy level
c)
the atomic number
d)
electrons in the first level
12.
The electrons of an atom are found...
a)
in the outer "cloud" surrounding the atom.
b)
in the nucleus of the atom.
c)
in the cloud and in the nucleus.
13.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
14.
How are elements on the periodic table arranged by?
a)
in alphabetic order
b)
simular physical & chemical properties
c)
their symbols
d)
Just simular physical properties
15.
Two elements chemically bonded form
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
d)
solutions
16.
What element is will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Sulfur (S)?
a)
Carbon (C)
b)
Phosphorous (P)
c)
Oxygen (O)
d)
Neon (Ne
17.
What element is will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Lithium (Li)?
a)
Sodium (Na)
b)
Magnesium (Mg)
c)
Beryllium (Be)
d)
Calcium (Ca)
18.
What element is will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Bromine (Br)?
a)
Fluorine (F)
b)
Carbon (C)
c)
Krypton (Kr)
d)
Selenium (Se)
19.
What element is will have the most similar physical and chemical properties to the element Nitrogen (N)?
a)
Phosphorous (P)
b)
Carbon (C)
c)
Oxygen (O)
d)
Sulfur (S)
20.
Elements that are arranged in __________ have the most similar physical and chemical properties to each other.
a)
periods
b)
groups
21.
All matter is composed of (contains) at least one element on the periodic table
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Periods on the periodic table are __________.
a)
Horizontal Rows
b)
Vertical Columns
23.
Groups on the periodic table are __________.
a)
Horizontal Rows
b)
Vertical Columns
24.

What are the three main groups of the periodic table?

a)

groups

b)

metal

c)

nonmetals

d)

metalloids

e)

periods

25.

What do the vertical columns on the periodic table tell us?

a)

The number of orbitals

b)

The number of valence electrons (electrons on the outer most shell)

26.

What do the horizontal rows on the periodic table tell us?

a)

The number of orbitals

b)

The number of valence electrons (the electrons on the outer most shell)

27.
What is the symbol for Potassium?
a)
P
b)
K
c)
Pb
d)
Pd
28.
What is the symbol for Carbon?
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cl
d)
H
29.
What family is Sodium a part of?
a)
Transition Metals
b)
Halogens
c)
Alkali Metals
d)
Alkaline Earth Metals
30.
What family is silver a part of?
a)
Transition Metals
b)
Noble Gases
c)
Alkali Metals
d)
Alkaline Earth Metals
31.
What family is Cadmium a part of?
a)
Noble Gases
b)
Metalloids
c)
Transition Metals
d)
Actinoids
32.
Silicon is a 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Halogen
33.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
34.
Which is a halogen?
a)
Helium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neptune
35.
Who first developed the Periodic Table?
a)
Mendeleev
b)
Mosely
c)
Mendella
d)
Murphy
36.
Which element has the smaller atomic radius: potassium (K) or bromine (Br)?
a)
potassium (K)
b)
bromine (Br)
37.
Which has the greater Electronegativity: 
N or C?
a)
C
b)
N
38.
Which statement correctly and completely identifies a trend?
a)
Atomic radius decreases across a period and increases down a group.
b)
Electronegativity decreases across a period and decreases down a group.
c)
Ionization energy increases across a period and increases down a group.
d)
Ionic radius increases across a period and increases down a group.
39.

Who created the first Periodic Table

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Planck

d)

Heisenberg

40.

Which of the following elements is in the same period as Phosphorus?

a)

Sodium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Neon

d)

Gold

41.

Most of the elements are in the________________ category.

a)

Noble gases

b)

Metals

c)

Non-metals

d)

metalloids

42.

Which of the following is an alkali metal?

a)

Tin

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen 

d)

Lithium

43.

 Which of the following elements is a metal?

a)

H

b)

Ar

c)

Zn

d)

B

44.

Li, Cs, and Na belong to

a)

Transition metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkali metals

d)

Alkaline Earth metal

45.

Hydrogen can be classified as 

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Alkali metal

d)

Transition metal

46.

As the atomic number increase, ______________ contributes to the increase in atomic size within a group in the periodic table.

a)

a. Electron repulsion 

b)

b. More shielding of the nucleus by electrons from inner to outer energy levels

c)

c. The proton number 

d)

d. The ionic energy

47.

Elements in the same group of the periodic table always have the same number of _______ as one another.

a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
d)
Valence Electrons
48.
Rows on the period table are called _____ while columns are called _____.
a)
groups, families
b)
groups, periods
c)
periods, groups
d)
families, groups
49.

What type of elements are poor conductors of heat and electricity?

a)

transition metals

b)

inner transition metals

c)

metals

d)

nonmetals

50.

Neutron are a sub-atomic particle that

a)

Is found in the nucleus

b)

flying around the nucleus

c)

have a positive charge

d)

have a negative charge

51.

What property is the same for every atom of an element?

a)

energy

b)

mass number

c)

atomic number

d)

number of neutrons

52.

Rubidium is in Group I of the Periodic Table and bromine is in Group VII. Rubidium reacts with bromine to form an ionic compound. Which row shows the electron change taking place for rubidium and the correct formula of the rubidium ion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

53.

The relative atomic mass of chlorine is 35.5. When calculating relative atomic mass, which particle is the mass of a chlorine atom compared to?

a)

a neutron

b)

a proton

c)

An atom of carbon - 12

d)

an atom of hydrogen - 1

54.
What section is the least reactive? 
a)
yellow
b)
red
c)
dark blue
d)
orange
55.

Neon is colorless, a poor conductor of heat and is not able to be stretched. How would it be classified?

a)

Nonmetal

b)

Metalloid

c)

Metal

d)

None of the above

56.

Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive) gases?

answer choices

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

57.

Which is a halogen?

a)

Helium

b)

Chlorine

c)

Oxygen

d)

Neptune

58.

Elements in a .................. have similar chemical properties.

a)

period

b)

group

c)

row

59.

I am a nonmetal

I am in period 2

I am in group 16

a)

Ba

b)

Si

c)

O

d)

S

60.

These two elements have similar chemical properties to Barium (Ba).

a)

Ca and Ra, because they are in the same group.

b)

Cs and La, because they are in the same period number.

c)

Ca and Y, because they are 90 degree angle.

61.
Flammability (burns): Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
62.
Boiling Point: Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
63.
Ability to rust is this type of property:
a)
Physical property
b)
Chemical property

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