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Periodic table- Main groups Elements

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The vertical columns on the periodic are called groups.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

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)

3.

What group is typically inert?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkali Earth Metals

d)

Noble Gases

4.

Elements in a __________ have similar chemical properties.

a)

Period

b)

Group

c)

Row

5.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
6.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
7.

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

a)

transition metals

b)

inner transition metals

c)

metals

d)

nonmetals

8.

Which alkali metal is most reactive out of the following

a)

rubidium

b)

potassium

c)

sodium

d)

lithium

9.

How many electrons do the alkali metals have in their outer shell?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

7

10.

Which gas is released when the alkali metals react with water?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

hydroxide

d)

carbon dioxide

11.

It has yellow color if you conduct flame test to this element. This element is ...

a)

Lithium

b)

Sodium

c)

Potassium

d)

Rubidium

12.

Which of the following is not a metalloid?

a)

Rhenium

b)

Germanium

c)

Tellurium

d)

Silicon

13.

Which element is in a group all by itself?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Boron

d)

Polonium

14.

The Boron family has 3 valence electrons and is group number

a)

1

b)

3

c)

13

d)

6

15.

Groups 3-12 are called

a)

The Transition Metals

b)

The Rare Earth Elements

c)

The Actinides

d)

The Alkaline Earth Metals

16.

What is the main reason to account for the variable oxidation state for transition elements?

a)

energy difference between 3d and 3p is very small

b)

energy difference between 3d and 4s is very small

c)

energy difference between 4d and 4s is very small

d)

energy difference between 3d and 4s is very big

17.

How many electrons do Halogens have in their outer shell?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

6

d)

7

18.

As you move down the group, halogens' reactivity...

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

doesn't change

d)

shows no trend.

19.
At room temperature, iodine is a....
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
20.

Where are the"Halogens" located in periodic table?

a)

In 1A group

b)

In 2A group

c)

In 7A group

d)

In 8A group

21.

Which of the following is / are not a gas at room temperature

a)

fluorine

b)

bromine

c)

iodine

d)

chlorine

22.

6.15: Which of these is not a property of noble gases?

a)

Colourless

b)

Odourless

c)

Flammable

d)

Gas at room temperature

23.
Jenny asked her mum to buy a large balloon for her at the fair. When she got the balloon and let it go it floated up into the sky.
Why was this?
a)
the balloon was blown up by a strong wind
b)
the balloon contained helium gas
c)
the balloon contained carbon dioxide gas
24.

6. Which of the following statements is incorrect about noble gases?

a)

a) They are monoatomic

b)

b) They are colourless

c)

c) They are odourless

d)

d) They all have an outer electronic configuration of ns2np6

25.
At room temperature, most metals are
a)
Gasses
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Liquids
d)
Solids
26.
What is the name of the group that Bromine and Iodine belong?
a)
Transitions
b)
Metalloids
c)
Halogens
d)
Noble gases
27.
What group does Sodium and Cesium belong?
a)
Alkaline Earth Metals
b)
Halogens
c)
Transition Metals
d)
Alkali Metals
28.
What are the elements with atomic numbers 58 to 71 called?
a)
Actinides
b)
Lanthanides
c)
Alkali Metals
d)
Alkaline Earth
29.
The radioactive elements with atomic numbers 90 to  103 are called  ______.
a)
Actinides
b)
Lanthanides
c)
Halogens
d)
Alkali Metals
30.

The elements located in Group 2 are referred to as the

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

lanthanides

d)

actinides

31.

What was Dmitri Mendeleev's greatest contribution to the history of the periodic table?

a)

  He arranged all of the known elements by their atomic number

b)

He realized that there was a pattern of reactivity which repeated every 8 elements

c)

He predicted the existence (and properties) of new elements

d)

He identified the "law of triads" which became the groups

32.
How did Mendeleev arrange the elements?
a)

by alphabetical 

b)

by density

c)

by melting point

d)

by atomic mass

33.

 In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:

a)

atomic mass

b)

valence electrons

c)

atomic number

d)

number of isotopes

34.

Glenn Seaborg gave us the final revision of the periodic table when he suggested that certain elements belonged in the

a)

d block

b)

actinide series

c)

lanthanide series

d)

other metals

35.

Which element is not a metal?

a)

Hg

b)

Rh

c)

Al

d)

B

36.

What period and group is arsenic?

a)

Period 3, Group 4A

b)

Period 3, Group 5A

c)

Period 4, Group 5A

d)

Period 4, Group 4A

37.

Metalloids are typically described as:

a)

the same as nonmetals

b)

the same as metals

c)

having characteristics of metals and nonmetals

d)

radioactive

38.

How many valence electrons does Tin (Sn) have?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

5

d)

4

39.

Which of these is incorrect?

a)
b)
40.

Each row on the periodic table represents:

a)

an energy level

b)

a sublevel

c)

an electron

d)

an orbital

41.

I am a metal


I am in group 2


I am in period 6


I am…

a)

Mo

b)

Re

c)

S

d)

Ba

42.

I am a nonmetal


I am in period 2


I am in group 16/6A

a)

Ba

b)

Si

c)

Ba

d)

O

43.

Find an element with similar chemical properties to Barium (Ba).

a)

Ca an Ra, because they are in the same group and have similar chemical properties.

b)

Cs and La, b/c they are in the same period number.

c)

Ca and Y, b/c they are 90 degree angle and have similiar properties.

44.

What is the position of an element in the periodic table if its electron configuration is 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5?

a)

Group 1A

b)

Group 2A

c)

Group 5A

d)

Group 7A

45.
Which electron configuration belongs to Copper (Cu)?
a)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d8
b)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d9
c)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10
46.
What element in Period 4 has 5 valence electrons?
a)
Zr
b)
As
c)
V
d)
Sb
47.
Identify the element in Period 5 that has 1 valence electron?
a)
Rb
b)
Nb
c)
Ag
d)
Sb
48.
Which element is pictured?
a)
neon
b)
fluorine
c)
magnesium
d)
argon
49.
What is the shorthand electron configuration for Sulfur atom?
a)
[Ar] 3p4
b)
[He] 3s23p4
c)
[Ne] 3s23p4
d)
[Na] 3s23p3
50.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d9
a)
Mercury
b)
Gold
c)
Platinum
d)
Thallium

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