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Chemistry: Periodic Table 2022

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are elements in the periodic table organized?

a)

Most reactive to least reactive

b)

Based on physical and chemical properties

c)

Alphabetically

d)

Increasing number of electrons

2.

Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of elements & predicted the discovery of several new elements.

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Stephen Hawking

3.

Most elements on the periodic table are classified as __________.

a)

Gases

b)

Metalloids

c)

Metals

d)

Nonmetals

4.

Groups on the periodic table are arranged

a)

Dimensionally

b)

Horizontally

c)

Diagonally

d)

Vertically

5.

Groups tell the # of valance electrons elements in that group have. Vertical, tall columns-exclude transition metals.

a)

The A Groups

b)

The E Groups

c)

Alkali Metal Groups

d)

The Sections

6.

States that atoms lose, gain or share electrons in order to acquire a full set of eight valence electrons.

a)

Octet Rule

b)

Law of Conservation of Energy

c)

Archimedes' Principle

d)

Law of Conservation of Mass

7.

Electrons on the outermost energy level of an atom

a)

Outer Limits Electrons

b)

Atomic Electrons

c)

Particle Electrons

d)

Valence Electrons

8.

The ease and speed with which an element combines, or reacts, with other elements and compounds.

a)

Reactivity

b)

Resistance

c)

Conductivity

d)

Inactivity

9.

Which accurately describes nonmetals?

a)

Poor conductors of electricity

b)

Both malleable and ductile

c)

Often used in computer parts

d)

Always solid at room temperature

10.

Which group on the periodic table is the most reactive?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Transition metals

c)

Alkaline-earth metals

d)

Halogens

11.

A term used to describe a material that can be pulled out into a long wire.

a)

Brittle

b)

Ductile

c)

Shiny

d)

Malleable

12.

Easy to shape or bend

a)

Brittle

b)

Ductile

c)

Shiny

d)

Malleable

13.

Which group of elements is un-reactive?

a)

Transition metals

b)

Inner transition metals

c)

Noble Gases

d)

Alkaline-earth metals

14.

Which properties most accurately describe the element silicon (Si)?

a)

Highly conductive, solid at room temperature

b)

Poor conductor, transparent

c)

Weak conductor of electricity, solid at room temperature

d)

Ductile and malleable

15.

Each horizontal row on the periodic table is called what?

a)

Period

b)

Group

16.

How many periods are there in the periodic table?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

10

d)

18

17.

How many groups are on the Periodic Table of Elements?

a)

1-7

b)

1-18

c)

1-118

d)

1-17

18.

A group of elements with similar chemical properties. Normally they are organized in a column or group of columns.

a)

Family

b)

Nuclear Family

c)

Relatives

d)

Relatives

19.

Which group of elements does not melt or change when placed in fire?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline-earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

20.

Which group includes some of the most familiar elements like nickel, iron, and copper?

a)

Inner transition metals

b)

Transition metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

21.

Elements with an atomic number higher than __ are not found naturally.

a)

58

b)

90

c)

71

d)

92

22.

Which group of elements on the periodic table are all gases at room temperature?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Metalloids

d)

Noble Gases

23.

Resists combining with another element.

a)

Inert

b)

Sensitive

c)

Reactive

d)

Receptive

24.

Which pair of elements would have similar properties due to the position in the periodic table?

a)

Calcium (Ca), Helium (He)

b)

Lithium (Li), Beryllium (Be)

c)

Copper (Cu), Gold (Au)

d)

Aluminum (Al), Zinc (Zn)

25.

The ability of an object to transfer heat or electricity.

a)

Reactivity

b)

Conductivity

c)

Resistance

d)

Inactivity