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Using the Periodic Table Study Guide

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
2.
What does the 6 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
3.
What does 12.011 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
4.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
c)
Mixtures
5.

the basic structural unit of matter

a)

atom

b)

matter

c)

element

d)

nucleus

6.

the positively charged subatomic particle contained in the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

7.

a subatomic particle, contained in the nucleus of an atom, having the same mass as a proton but no electrical charge

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

8.

a negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

9.

one or two letters that represent the name of an element

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

10.

a grouping of elements based on similar properties, arranged by columns in the periodic table; also known as a family

a)

group

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

11.

a row on the Periodic Table of Elements

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

12.
Most of the mass of an atom is found it its _____.
a)
electron cloud
b)
nucleus
c)
atomic number
d)
empty space
13.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
14.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
15
d)
18
15.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the metalloids.

a)

bright yellow

b)

gold

c)

teal

d)

light blue

16.

The periodic table is mostly comprised of what type of element?

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

17.

Which elements are to the LEFT of the zigzag?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

18.

Which elements are colored red?

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

metalloids

19.
Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
20.
All of these properties describe metals except...
a)
malleable
b)
conductors
c)
brittle 
d)
shiny
21.

Name the following: MgO

a)

Magnesium Oxide

b)

Monomagnesium monoxide

c)

Magnesium monoxide

d)

Magnesium (II) oxide

22.

Name the following: NO2

a)

Nitrogen oxide

b)

Mononitrogen dioxide

c)

Nitrogen dioxide

d)

Nitrogen (II) oxide

23.

Name the following: CF4

a)

Carbon fluoride

b)

Monocarbon tetrafluoride

c)

Carbon tetrafluoride

d)

Carbon fluorate

24.

Name the following: N2O5

a)

Nitrogen oxide

b)

Dinitrogen pentoxide

c)

Nitrous oxide

d)

Nitrogen pentoxide

25.

Name the following: CuO

a)

Copper oxide

b)

Copper (II) oxide

c)

Monocopper monoxide

d)

Copper monoxide

26.

Name the following: C3H8

a)

Tricarbon octahydride

b)

Carbon hydride

c)

Carbon octahydride

d)

Tricarbon hydride

27.
An ionic compound of calcium and chlorine would be named
a)
calcium chlorine.
b)
calcium chlorite.
c)
calcium chloride.
d)
chlorine calcium.
28.

Because the overall charge in an ionic compound must be neutral, the charge of iron in Fe2O3 is ______.

a)

2+

b)

3+

c)

0

d)

3-

29.
The chemical formula for an ionic compound of aluminum and chlorine is
a)
AlCl.
b)
ClAl.
c)
AlCl3.
d)
Al3Cl.
30.
The chemical formula for an ionic compound of potassium and oxygen is
a)
KO.
b)
K2O.
c)
K2O2.
d)
KO2.
31.

Name the compound: N2O5.

a)

dinitrogen pentaoxide

b)

binitrogen pentaoxide

c)

nitrogen oxide

d)

pentanitrogen dioxide

32.

Name the compound: MgCl2

a)

magnesium chloride

b)

magnesium dichloride

c)

monomagnesium chloride

d)

manganese chloride

33.

Name the compound: P4O8

a)

tetraphosphorus octoxide

b)

phosphorus oxide

c)

tetrapotassium octoxide

d)

potassium oxide

34.

Name the compound: SF6

a)

sulfur heptafluoride

b)

sulfur hexafluoride

c)

monosulfur hexafluoride

d)

monosulfur heptafluoride

35.

Name the compound: Zn3P2

a)

zinc phosphide

b)

trizinc diphosphide

c)

zinc phosphate

d)

zinc phosphite

36.

Write the formula: iodine heptafluoride

a)

IF7

b)

I2F14

c)

IHF7

d)

IF6

37.

Write the formula: carbon monoxide

a)

CO

b)

CO2

c)

OC

d)

C2O4

38.

Lithium nitride

a)

Li3N

b)

LiN

c)

Li3(NO3)2

d)

LiNO3

39.

The Law of Conservation of Matter

a)

tells how many atoms of an element are contained in one molecule or formula unit.

b)

the starting materials in a chemical reaction

c)

the new substances that are formed in a chemical reaction

d)

A law stating that atoms are not created or destroyed during a chemical reaction.

40.

Balance this equation

_Al +_HCl --> _H2 +_AlCl3

a)

2,6,3,2

b)

it's already balanced

c)

4,12,3,4

d)

2,1,4,5

41.

How many atoms of carbon (C) are in 2C6H12O6?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

12

d)

24

42.
What is the left part of a chemical equation called?
2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
a)
Reactants
b)
Products 
c)
Yields 
d)
Chemical Equation 
43.
What is the right part of a chemical equation called...
2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
a)
Reactants
b)
Products 
c)
Yields 
d)
Chemical Equation 
44.
What is the little number after an element in a chemical equation called.
Example: H2
a)
Coefficient 
b)
Subscript
c)
Atom
d)
Equation
45.
What is the number before a chemical formula called?
Ex: 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
a)
Coefficient
b)
Subscript
c)
Atom
d)
Equation
46.
Which of the following equations are correctly balanced?
a)
12CO2 +H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2
b)
CO2 + 9H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2
c)
CO2 + H2O --> 3C6H12O6 + O2
d)
6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
47.
Balance this equation
_N+ _H--> _NH3
a)
1,2,3
b)
1,3,2
c)
1,1,2
d)
2,1,1
48.

Balance this equation

_Al +_HCl --> _H2 +_AlCl3

a)

2,6,3,2

b)

it's already balanced

c)

4,12,3,4

d)

2,1,4,5

49.
Balance this equation.
_CF+ _Br-- _CBr+ _F2
a)
2,1,2,1
b)
1,2,2,1
c)
1,2,1,2
d)
2,2,2,2
50.
Balance this equation.
_SnO+_H2-->_Sn +_H2O
a)
1,1,2,1
b)
1,2,1,1
c)
1,2,1,2
d)
1,2,2,1