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Unit 4/Periodic Table Trends Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 41mins

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Class
Date
1.

The periodic table is arranged by ______

a)

Atomic Mass

b)

Number of Electrons

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Atomic Weight

2.

The period number of an element corresponds to...

a)

The number of electrons

b)

The number of valence electrons

c)

The number of energy levels

d)

The number of protons

3.

The term valence electron refers to…

a)

The total number of electrons in an atom

b)

The electrons in the first energy level

c)

The electrons in the outermost energy level

d)

Electrons that are found in the nucleus

4.

The group number of an element corresponds to...

a)

The number of electrons

b)

The number of valence electrons

c)

The number of energy levels

d)

The number of protons

5.

Elements in Group 6 of the periodic table would have how many valence electrons?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

8

d)

Unable to tell from the given information

6.

Elements located in groups 7 & 8 tend to be classified as ________________

a)

Non-Metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Metals

d)

Noble Gases

7.

Which element is located in Group 3, Period 2?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Lithium

c)

Helium

d)

Boron

8.

The electronegativity of an element is defined as…

a)

The ability of an atom to gain or attract additional electrons.

b)

The energy required to remove an electron from an atom.

c)

The ability of an element to chemically react with other elements or compounds.

d)

The size of an atom of a particular element.

9.

In a Bohr diagram, the number of energy levels (represented by circles), corresponds to an element’s ______________

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Group/Family Number

c)

Mass Number

d)

Period Number

10.

Which element will have the smallest ionization energy?

a)

Ne

b)

Li

c)

Cs

d)

Rn

11.

Which element will have the largest atomic radius?

a)

Ne

b)

Li

c)

Cs

d)

Rn

12.

Ionization energy (and electronegativity) __________ from left to right within a period and __________ from top to bottom within a group.

a)

decreases, increases

b)

increases, increases

c)

increases, decreases

d)

stays the same, increases

13.
Atomic radius generally increases as we move __________.  
a)
down a group and from right to left across a period 
b)
up a group and from left to right across a period 
c)
down a group and from left to right across a period 
d)
up a group and from right to left across a period 
14.
As you move across the periodic table atoms tend to get smaller because, ______________.
a)
the atoms have more mass.
b)
the atoms have less mass
c)
the atoms have more protons.
d)
the atoms have less electrons.
15.
As you move down the periodic table atoms get bigger.  This is because ____________.
a)
The atoms have more mass.
b)
The atoms have more protons.
c)
The atoms have more energy levels
d)
The atoms have more nuetrons
16.

As you look down a group, electronegativity

a)

increases

b)

decreases

17.

As you look from left to right across a period, electronegativity

a)

increases

b)

decreases

18.
The Periodic Table of the Elements is useful for revealing patterns and trends in the elements. Which statement accurately describes a pattern in the size of atomic radii in the Periodic Table of the Elements?
a)
Atomic radii decrease from left to right across a period and decrease from top to bottom in a group.
b)
Atomic radii increase from left to right across a period and increase from top to bottom in a group.
c)
Atomic radii decrease from left to right across a period and increase from top to bottom in a group.
d)
Atomic radii increase from left to right across a period and decrease from top to bottom in a group.
19.

Metals are MOSTLY _____ at room temperature.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

20.

Nonmetals are MOSTLY _____ at room temperature.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas