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Elements, Models, and Periodic Table Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Periodic law states that the elements are arranged according to their atomic ________ and elements with similar chemical properties are in the same ________.

a)

numbers, rows

b)

masses, rows

c)

masses, column

d)

numbers, column

2.
__________ would have some characteristics of metals and some characteristics of nonmetals.
a)
Gold
b)
Sodium
c)
Arsenic
d)
Bismuth
3.

Which element is found in group 2, period 6?

a)

Oxygen (O)

b)

Barium (Ba)

c)

Sulphur (S)

d)

Carbon (C)

4.
What does 12.011 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
5.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
6.

Which group of the periodic table is composed of stable atoms that do not react or combine with other elements?

a)

alkali metals

b)

halogens

c)

noble gases

7.
How would this element be classified?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Metamorphic
8.

What determines the identify of an atom?

a)

atomic mass

b)

number of protons

c)

mass number

d)

number of neutrons

9.

This could be the dot diagram of

a)

Mg

b)

Cl

c)

C

d)

O

10.

What is the goal of the Lewis Dot Structure?

a)

To determine the electron position.

b)

To show the element's valence electrons & available bonding capabilities.

c)

To search for the number of electrons in an individual atom.

11.
How many electrons does potassium K contain? (click to see image)
a)
19
b)
39
c)
20
d)
40
12.
What's a valence electron?
a)
electrons in the second energy level
b)
electrons in the outermost energy level
c)
the atomic number
d)
electrons in the first level
13.
What element is represented in this Bohr Model? 
a)
Carbon
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Aluminum
d)
Lithium
14.

Which of the could represent an ATOM of sulfur?

a)
b)
c)
15.

A Lewis Dot Diagram represents....

***Choose all that apply***

a)

A single atom.

b)

Only shows the element symbol and it's outer most electron shell

c)

Contains protons and electrons

16.

What is a Bohr Model?

a)

a simplified representation of an atom

b)

vertical column in periodic table

c)

Only shows the element symbol and it's outer most electron shell

17.

What is the atomic number of this element?

a)

17

b)

18

c)

35

18.

How many valence electrons are in this element?

a)

17

b)

7

c)

35

d)

18

19.

For most elements, how can we determine the number of valence electrons they have just by looking at the periodic table?

a)

It is not possible just by looking at the periodic table

b)

Look at the group number

c)

Look at the atomic number

20.

Atoms with few valence electrons (1-3) tend to do what with them?

a)

Lose them

b)

Gain more

c)

Nothing

21.

How many valence electrons does every atom try to obtain?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8