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Periodic Table

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The modern periodic table is sorted by atomic number

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What tells the number of protons in an atom?

a)

Mass number

b)

Atomic mass

c)

Atomic number

d)

Number of electrons

3.

Which element has the chemical properties most similar to fluorine?

a)

Lithium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Chlorine

d)

Aluminum

4.

Vertical columns of the periodic table

a)

Groups

b)

Periods

c)

Atomic number

d)

Protons

5.

Horizontal rows of the periodic table

a)

Periods

b)

Hydrogens

c)

Atoms

d)

Groups

6.

What type of elements can stretch into wires?

a)

Non-metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Metalloids

d)

Metals

7.

What is the mass number for this element?

a)

26.98

b)

26.98 - 13 = 13.98

c)

13

d)

39.98

8.

The periodic table is primarily composed of

a)

Metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Non-metals

d)

Gases

9.

Which subatomic particles are located in the atom's nucleus?

a)

Protons, neutrons, and electrons

b)

Protons only

c)

Neutrons and electrons

d)

Protons and neutrons

10.

An atom has 22 protons and 25 neutrons. What is its atomic mass?

a)

3

b)

22

c)

25

d)

47

11.

An atom has 33 protons and an atomic mass of 67. How many electrons does it have?

a)

33

b)

67

c)

100

d)

34

12.

If you change the number of protons in an atom, you change the element

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Why are group 18 elements so inert?

a)

They never ever bond with other elements

b)

They are unstable elements

c)

They have stable electron configuration

d)

Because they form diatomic molecules

14.

They are both transition metals

a)

Na; Zr

b)

Al; Xe

c)

Os; Cr

d)

Og; Se

15.

Elements that have similar properties will be in the same _______ of the periodic table

a)

Group

b)

Period

c)

Atomic number

d)

Atomic mass

16.

Mendeleev studied elements and looked for

a)

properties

b)

patterns

c)

reactions

d)

atomic numbers

17.

Are located in the center of the periodic table

a)

Metalloids

b)

Transition metals

c)

Gases

d)

Solids

18.

The three main groups of elements are metals, nonmetals, and ________

a)

metalloids

b)

alkali metals

c)

radioactive elements

d)

noble gases

19.

All matter is composed of at least one element on the periodic table

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Sodium is found in period

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

21.

How many groups there are in the periodic table?

a)

8

b)

18

c)

23

d)

118

22.

The atomic number tells you what?

a)

The number of atoms

b)

The number of protons

c)

The mass number

d)

The number of moles

23.

An element's identity is determined by the number of

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

mass

d)

atoms

24.

Negatively charged particles in an atom are called

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Cations

25.

Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?

a)

K and Na

b)

Cr and Ir

c)

O and N

d)

F and S

26.

What period and group is silver (Ag) in?

a)

Period 2, Group 1

b)

Period 5, Group 11

c)

Period 3, Group 16

d)

Period 2, Group 14

27.

What happens to the atomic number of elements as you move left to right, up to down on the periodic table?

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Disappears

28.

The properties of an element can be predicted from

a)

color

b)

location on periodic table

c)

atomic number

d)

mass number

29.

Which is a proton?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c