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Atoms and the Periodic Table Test Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What element is this?  What is the mass number of this atom? (a)  

Choose from the below words
sodium, 23
magnesium, 23
magnesium, 12
sodium, 11
2.

Each horizontal row on the periodic table is called a what? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Group
Row
Period
Family
3.

What type of atom is this?

a)

Neutral atom

b)

Cation

c)

Anion

d)

Isotope

4.

What is the charge on a lithium atom that loses 1 electron?

a)

+1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

-2

5.

(a)   are made from only one type of atom.

6.
Where are the most nonmetals located on the periodic table?
a)
In the bottom row
b)
On the left side and in the middle
c)
On the right side
d)
In the top row
7.

The blue elements (left side) are called 

a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
8.

which 2 elements have the same number of valence electrons?

a)

Mg

b)

Ca

c)

B

d)

He

9.

which 2 elements have the same properties like families

a)

Ne

b)

He

c)

Fe

d)

Mg

10.

Which element is a gas at room temperature?

a)

Neon

b)

Bromine

c)

Mercury

d)

Carbon

11.

Which element is NOT magnetic?

a)

Iron

b)

Copper

c)

Nickel

d)

Cobalt

12.

Which element is a member of the Halogen family?

a)

Neon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Carbon

d)

Chlorine

13.

Which element has never been found in nature (only been made in a laboratory)?

a)

Europium

b)

Polonium

c)

Uranium

d)

Oganesson

14.

Magnesium commonly loses two electrons to become a cation; however, Chlorine commonly loses one electron to become a anion.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

All electrons are involved in bonding.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

How many protons, neutrons, and electrons would this atom have?

a)

P-13, N-14, E-16

b)

P-27, N-13, E-10

c)

P-13, N-14, E-10

d)

P-13, N-27, E-10

17.

How many protons, neutrons, and electrons does the atom in the picture have?

a)

P-4, N-5, E-2

b)

P-4, N-5, E-6

c)

P-4, N-5, E-4

d)

P-4, N-9, E-2

18.

What kind of ions do the Halogens (Group 17) form?

a)

+1 anions

b)

+1 cations

c)

-1 cations

d)

-1 anions

19.

Which Bohr model below matches the Chlorine isotope symbol in the picture?

a)

b)

20.

The most common isotope of Magnesium has _____ neutrons.

a)

13

b)

14

c)

24

d)

12

21.

How many total isotopes does Potassium (K) have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

25

d)

24

22.

Which element is a metalloid?

a)

Neon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Silicon

d)

Chlorine

23.

Which category of elements has some properties of both metals and non-metals?

a)

Halogens

b)

Metalloids

c)

Noble Gases

d)

Alkali Metals

24.
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
25.

How many electrons can the first electron orbital hold?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

0

26.

How many electrons can you put in the second electron orbital?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

8

d)

18

27.

How many shells of electrons are there in a lithium atom?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

3

d)

2

28.
How many valence electrons are represented here?
a)
7
b)
5
c)
2
d)
8
29.
What is the electron configuration for this atom?
a)

7

b)

5, 2

c)

2, 5

d)

1, 1, 5

30.
What group does this element belong to?
a)
Group 1: Alkali metals
b)
Group 18: Noble Gases
c)
Group 2: Alkaline-Earth Metals
d)
Group 17: Halogens
31.
How many valence electrons?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
10
32.

How many STABLE (NOT RADIOACTIVE) isotopes does Potassium (K) have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

26

d)

24

33.

Which of the following isotopes of Potassium (K) is the most dangerous (the most radioactive)?

a)

K-32

b)

K-39

c)

K-40

d)

K-42