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Periodic Table - History and Format Revision

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Periodic Table is organised into rows and columns called:

a)

Periods and Families

b)

Metals and Non-metals

c)

Periods and Groups

d)

Groups and Families

2.

The elements are organised by:

a)

increasing atomic mass

b)

increasing atomic number

c)

alphabetical order

d)

number of neutrons

3.

John Dalton created a periodic table of elements. He organised them based on:

a)

number of electrons

b)

number of protons

c)

atomic mass

d)

year of discovery

4.

Mendeleev's Periodic Law states:

a)

the properties of an element are a function of their atomic mass

b)

the properties of an element are a function of their atomic number

c)

groups have similar properties

d)

elements have repeating properties

5.

Metals are found on the right side of the periodic table.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

K is the chemical symbol for

a)

Krypton

b)

Potassium

c)

Kentuckium

d)

Kalcium

7.

Non-metals are found on the right side of the Periodic Table.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Henry Moseley developed the modern Periodic Table. He organised elements based on their:

a)

atomic masses

b)

number of neutrons

c)

atomic number

d)

relative abundance

9.

Metals have many properties. Which of the following is NOT a property of a metal?

a)

Ductile

b)

Malleable

c)

Gains electrons when bonding

d)

Conducts heat and electricity

10.

You are investigating a substance which is brittle, and a poor conductor. This substance is likely to be a:

a)

Metalloid

b)

Metal

c)

Non-metal

11.

Metals form _______ ions when reacting.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

metals don't react

12.

Groups 3-12 are known as the

a)

Rare earth metals

b)

alkali metals

c)

alkaline earth metals

d)

transition metals

13.

There are ___ periods on the Periodic Table.

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

18

14.

Group 1 metals are known as the:

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Rare earth metals

d)

Poor metals

15.

Group 18 elements are highly reactive.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Silicon is a:

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

c)

Metalloid

17.

The atomic number of beryllium (Be) is:

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

9.012

18.

There are _____ groups on the Periodic Table.

a)

7

b)

12

c)

18

d)

118

19.

Elements in the same group have the same number of:

a)

neutrons

b)

protons

c)

valence electrons

d)

electron shells

20.

Elements in the same period have the same:

a)

number of neutrons

b)

number of protons

c)

highest filled electron shell

d)

number of valence electrons

21.

Dobereiner was a scientist who discovered that some elements have similar properties. He organised them into:

a)

Dobereiner's triads

b)

Dobereiner's octaves

c)

Periods and groups

d)

Quadrants

22.

Elements in the Periodic Table are organised, without exception, by increasing atomic mass.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Aluminium is found in group

a)

3

b)

11

c)

13

d)

16

24.

Newlands was a scientist who discovered that elements had repeating properties. He organised elements into:

a)

triads

b)

octaves

c)

groups and periods

25.

The Periodic Table only contains naturally occurring elements.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

All electron shells can hold the same number of electrons.

a)

False

b)

True