WorksheetsPeriodic Table - History and Format Revision
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
The Periodic Table is organised into rows and columns called:
Periods and Families
Metals and Non-metals
Periods and Groups
Groups and Families
The elements are organised by:
increasing atomic mass
increasing atomic number
alphabetical order
number of neutrons
John Dalton created a periodic table of elements. He organised them based on:
number of electrons
number of protons
atomic mass
year of discovery
Mendeleev's Periodic Law states:
the properties of an element are a function of their atomic mass
the properties of an element are a function of their atomic number
groups have similar properties
elements have repeating properties
Metals are found on the right side of the periodic table.
True
False
K is the chemical symbol for
Krypton
Potassium
Kentuckium
Kalcium
Non-metals are found on the right side of the Periodic Table.
True
False
Henry Moseley developed the modern Periodic Table. He organised elements based on their:
atomic masses
number of neutrons
atomic number
relative abundance
Metals have many properties. Which of the following is NOT a property of a metal?
Ductile
Malleable
Gains electrons when bonding
Conducts heat and electricity
You are investigating a substance which is brittle, and a poor conductor. This substance is likely to be a:
Metalloid
Metal
Non-metal
Metals form _______ ions when reacting.
positive
negative
neutral
metals don't react
Groups 3-12 are known as the
Rare earth metals
alkali metals
alkaline earth metals
transition metals
There are ___ periods on the Periodic Table.
5
7
9
18
Group 1 metals are known as the:
Alkali metals
Alkaline earth metals
Rare earth metals
Poor metals
Group 18 elements are highly reactive.
True
False
Silicon is a:
Metal
Non-metal
Metalloid
The atomic number of beryllium (Be) is:
3
4
5
9.012
There are _____ groups on the Periodic Table.
7
12
18
118
Elements in the same group have the same number of:
neutrons
protons
valence electrons
electron shells
Elements in the same period have the same:
number of neutrons
number of protons
highest filled electron shell
number of valence electrons
Dobereiner was a scientist who discovered that some elements have similar properties. He organised them into:
Dobereiner's triads
Dobereiner's octaves
Periods and groups
Quadrants
Elements in the Periodic Table are organised, without exception, by increasing atomic mass.
True
False
Aluminium is found in group
3
11
13
16
Newlands was a scientist who discovered that elements had repeating properties. He organised elements into:
triads
octaves
groups and periods
The Periodic Table only contains naturally occurring elements.
True
False
All electron shells can hold the same number of electrons.
False
True
