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Periodic Table, Atoms, and Chemical Bonds

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which two subatomic particles are found in the NUCLEUS of at atom?
a)
protons & nuetrons
b)
protons & electrons
c)
neutrons & electrons
d)
electrons & protons
2.
The subatomic particle with a neutral charge is:
a)
protons
b)
electrons
c)
neutrons
d)
cloud
3.
What type of subatomic particles are found in the cloud?
a)
neutrons
b)
electrons
c)
protons
d)
reactions
4.
If an element has 6 protons, 7 neutrons, and 6 electrons, what type of charge does the element have?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
d)
imaginary
5.
What gives an atom mass?
a)
Protons & electrons in the nucleus
b)
electrons in the cloud
c)
protons & neutrons in the nucleus
d)
Protons & electrons in the cloud
6.
If an atom has 24 protons and 24 electrons, what is the atomic number of this element?
a)
24
b)
48
c)
0
d)
42
7.
How many protons does this element have?
a)
40
b)
21
c)
20
d)
41
8.
The number of protons is equal to 
a)
the atomic number
b)
the number of neutrons
c)
the energy levels
d)
the periodic table groups
9.
Elements in the same ________ are more chemically similar.
a)
group
b)
period
c)
club
d)
table
10.
Rows on the periodic table are called _____ while columns are called _____.
a)
groups, families
b)
groups, periods
c)
periods, groups
d)
families, groups
11.
What does the H stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic explosion
12.
What does the 1 stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic explosion
13.

Which 3 of the elements below are considered Metals?

a)

Carbon

b)

Sodium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Silver

e)

Helium

14.

Based on the periodic table, which compound would be the most similar to Sodium Chloride (NaCl)?

a)

Magnesium Bromide (MgBr2)

b)

Lithium Fluoride (LiF)

c)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

d)

Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6)

15.

Most of the mass of an atom is found

a)

in the nucleus

b)

in the electron cloud

c)

Impossible to tell

16.

The charge of an atom is determined by

a)

Its protons and neutrons

b)

Its protons and electrons

c)

Its electrons and neutrons

d)

Its mass

17.

How many electrons can the first outer shell hold when drawing the atomic structure?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

How many electrons can the rest of the outer electron shells hold besides the first?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

d)

8

19.

How many protons does Neon have?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

21

d)

11

20.

How many electrons does Neon have?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

21

d)

20

21.

What is the rounded atomic mass for Neon?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

21

d)

20

22.

What element is drawn below?

(19 protons, 20 neutrons, 19 electrons)

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

When atoms gain or lose electrons, they are called

a)

Isotopes

b)

Atoms

c)

Ions

d)

Electrons

24.

True or False

Atoms can share electrons

a)

True

b)

False

25.

When atoms bond together, a _________ is formed.

a)

Mixture

b)

Compound

c)

Pair

d)

Solution

26.

In a covalent bond, electrons are

a)

Gained

b)

Pulled apart

c)

Shared

d)

In the nucleus

27.

In a covalent bond, electrons are

a)

Gained

b)

Pulled apart

c)

Shared

d)

In the nucleus

28.

Covalent bonds form between

1. Metal - Non-metal

2. Non-metal - Non-metal

3. Metal - Metalloid

4. Non-metal - Metalloid

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

3 and 4

d)

2 and 4

29.

In ionic bonds, electrons are

a)

Gained or lost

b)

Shared

c)

Mixed randomly

d)

Negatively charged

30.

Positive ions

a)

Gain electrons

b)

Lose electrons

31.

Negative ions

a)

Gain electrons

b)

Lose electrons

32.

Why do all bonds form?

a)

so the number of protons equals the number of electrons

b)

so an atom can become unstable

c)

to fill the outermost energy level

33.

An atom with 3 valence electrons "wants" a full shell, so it can either gain 5 or lose 3. Which is more likely to occur?

a)

Gain 5

b)

Lose 3

c)

Nothing

34.

How many Aluminum atoms are in Al2O3?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

2

d)

1

35.

What two types of atoms make a covalent bond?

a)

2 Nonmetals

b)

1 Metal and 1 Nonmetal

c)

2 Metals

d)

2 Noble Gases

36.

When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a

a)

positive ion

b)

negative ion

c)

neutral ion

d)

neutral atom

37.
Atoms are most stable when their outer shell is complete.
a)
true
b)
false
38.

Hydrogen and Chlorine will from a ____ bond

a)

Unique

b)

bestie

c)

Covalent

d)

Ionic

39.

MgO

a)

Ionic

b)

Metallic

c)

Covalent

40.

Why don't noble gases form bonds?

a)

They all have a full octet

b)

Noble gases do form bonds

c)

They only bond when with eachother

d)

none of these answers are correct

41.
What two elements make up water?
a)
Helium and oxygen
b)
Hydrogen and oxygen
c)
helium and carbon
d)
oxygen and carbon
42.
Attractions between water molecules are called
a)
Covalent bonds
b)
Ionic bonds
c)
Polar bonds
d)
Hydrogen bonds
43.

How many hydrogen atoms are in a water molecule?

a)

5

b)

1

c)

2

d)

0

44.

The bond that holds the Oxygen and Hydrogen atoms together in a water molecule is a ________ bond.

a)

ionic

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Covalent

d)

Weak

45.

Bonds between multiple water molecules are called ____________.

a)

Hydrogen Bonds

b)

Covalent Bonds

c)

Ionic Bonds

d)

Water Bonds

46.
What is the mass number defined as?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
47.
What is the atomic number of this atom?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
7
48.

What is the mass number of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

49.

What is the atomic number of Barium, Ba? (enlarge the periodic table)

a)

20

b)

38

c)

56

d)

88

50.

How many protons are in a sodium atom, Na? (tap to enlarge the periodic table)

a)

Sodium has 1 proton.

b)

Sodium has 3 protons.

c)

Sodium has 11 protons

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