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Groups 13-18 again

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the only nonmetal on the left of the periodic table

a)

helium

b)

hydrogen

c)

lithium

d)

barium

2.

Which of these in NOT radioactive?

a)

argon

b)

radon

c)

astitine

d)

radium

3.

most reactive element, found in toothpaste

a)

fluorine

b)

chlorine

c)

iron

d)

platinum

4.

grey- black solid sublimes to a purple vapor, diatomic

a)

hydrogen

b)

iodine

c)

bromine

d)

tin

5.

Third most abundant in air, incandescent light bulbs, inert

a)

argon

b)

bromine

c)

calcium

d)

neon

6.

bright red advertising lights

a)

calcium

b)

neon

c)

bromine

d)

astatine

7.

red-brown liquid, sanitizer for hot tubs

a)

sulfur

b)

bromine

c)

chlorine

d)

bismuth

8.

yellow solid, in matches, smelly, volcanoes, vulcanizing rubber

a)

fluorine

b)

gold

c)

sulfur

d)

bromine

9.

graphite, diamonds, charcoal, buckminsterfullerene

a)

calcium

b)

carbon

c)

chlorine

d)

cobalt

10.

Has red, white, and black allotropes

a)

carbon

b)

oxygen

c)

silicon

d)

phosphorus

11.

Most abundant in air, diatomic, not reactive

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

hydrogen

d)

argon

12.

NOT true about nitrogen

a)

fertilizer

b)

ammonia

c)

amino acids in living things

d)

solid

13.

second most abundant in Earth's crust, semiconductor

a)

silicon

b)

oxygen

c)

boron

d)

nitrogen

14.

most abundant in Universe

a)

oxygen

b)

hydrogen

c)

helium

d)

argon

15.

stars, birthday balloons, blimps

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

helium

d)

argon

16.

2nd leading cause of lung cancer, heavy gas found in basements

a)

helium

b)

radon

c)

nitrogen

d)

carbon dioxide

17.

most abundant metal, foil, pop cans

a)

aluminum

b)

tin

c)

iron

d)

lead

18.

poisonous, soft, dense metal. Was in paint and gasoline

a)

gold

b)

lead

c)

bismuth

d)

platinum

19.

Spontaneously ignites in air, matches, fertilizer

a)

phosphorus

b)

barium

c)

nitrogen

d)

ammonia

20.

Selsun blue Dandruff shampoo, photocopiers, converts light energy into electrical energy, named for the moon

a)

Selenium

b)

Sodium

c)

neon

d)

Silicon

21.

Boric acid, borax, borosilicate lab glassware

a)

boron

b)

axium

c)

beryllium

d)

bromine

22.

LEDs, blue ray DVDs, semiconductors, very low melting point

a)

bromine

b)

zirconium

c)

gallium

d)

thallium

23.

needed for respiration, needed for combustion

a)

hydrogen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon

d)

oxygen

24.

repelled by a magnetic field, Pepto Bismol, fire alarms and sprinklers

a)

bismuth

b)

peptotium

c)

zirconium

d)

chlorine

25.

green gas, diatomic

a)

fluorine

b)

chlorine

c)

bromine

d)

iodine

26.

About 20% of air, most abundant in Earth's crust

a)

nitrogen

b)

silicon

c)

argon

d)

oxygen

27.

Which of the following does NOT contain chlorine?

a)

chalk

b)

table salt

c)

bleach

d)

swimming pools

28.

garlic smell, toxic, a semiconductor, transistors

a)

arsenic

b)

argon

c)

astitine

d)

americium

29.

Which of the following is NOT true about nonmetals

a)

dull and brittle if solid

b)

can be solid, liquid or gas

c)

does not conduct electricity

d)

grey/ silver in color

30.

elements along the stair step line are _________

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

lanthanides

31.

the name for group 17 is ____

a)

Other metals

b)

halogens

c)

noble gases

d)

Chalcogens

32.

Group 17 can all be used for ________

a)

cleaning, disinfecting

b)

semiconductors

c)

advertising lights

d)

alloys

33.

Halogen means ______

a)

unreactive

b)

salt former

c)

acid former

d)

gases

34.

Hydrogen is in

a)

a family of its own, because it's like Alkali metals and Halogens

b)

the alkali metals

c)

the halogens

d)

metalloids

35.

Which is NOT true about Noble gases ?

a)

unreactive

b)

used in cleaning

c)

full outer energy level

d)

can make lights and lasers

36.

the only element without neutrons is _______

a)

hydrogen

b)

helium

c)

uranium

d)

radon

37.

Which is NOT true about helium

a)

2 outer electrons

b)

named for the sun

c)

used in balloons

d)

makes colorful compounds

38.

Which is not true about neon?

a)

name means new

b)

found in lasers

c)

makes a greenlight

d)

advertising lights

39.

Which is not true about radon?

a)

collects in basements

b)

is radioactive

c)

causes lung cancer

d)

is a halogen

40.

found in toothpaste, solder, and food cans

a)

tin

b)

lead

c)

arsenic

d)

tellerium

41.

a semiconductor named after a country, found in camera lenses

a)

germanium

b)

mercury

c)

selenium

d)

krypton

42.

Named for its blue/violet flame color, low MP, very shiny and soft

a)

lead

b)

indium

c)

silicon

d)

nitrogen

43.

name means "stranger", blue/white light

a)

xenon

b)

neon

c)

chlorine

d)

fluorine

44.

2 atoms of the same element bonded together

a)

diatomic

b)

allotrope

c)

isotope

d)

bicycle

45.

different molecular forms of the same element

a)

allotrope

b)

isotope

c)

alloy

d)

diatomic molecule

46.

What elements are in borosilicate glass?

a)

boron and silicon

b)

barium & silver

c)

bromine & sulfur

d)

beryllium and silicon

47.

Second most abundant in Earth's crust, silica-moisture absorbers

a)
Silicon
b)
Calcium
c)
Iron
d)
Aluminum
48.

Found in all fossil fuels and living things, has it's own branch of chemicals called organic compounds

a)
Carbon
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Oxygen
49.

Makes a boring light blue/gray light, a fake compound weakens Superman, name means "hidden"

a)

Chlorine

b)

Krypton

c)

Radon

d)

Magnesium

50.

Which is NOT a diatomic element?

a)
Hydrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)

Carbon

d)
Nitrogen
51.

2 atoms bonding in a molecule is

a)

an allotrope

b)
an ion
c)
a crystal
d)

diatomic

52.

Bright blue light in light houses, name means "stranger"

a)

Xenon

b)

Boron

c)

Lithium

d)

Carbon