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4. Basic Chemistry: Periodic Table

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

How is this relationship showed in the properties of the elements in the same group?

a)

They have different electron configurations

b)
They have different atomic numbers
c)
They are located in different periods
d)

They have similar chemical properties

e)

They have different number of orbitals

2.

What group in periodic table would have five valence electrons?

a)

Group 1A

b)

Group 5A

c)

Group 7B

d)

Group 2B

e)

Group 3A

3.

What types of ions do the metals and the non-metallic elements form?

a)

Metals and non-metallic elements do not form ions

b)
Metals form negative ions and non-metallic elements form positive ions
c)
Both metals and non-metallic elements form positive ions
d)
Both metals and non-metallic elements form negative ions
e)

Metals form positive ions and non-metallic elements form negative ions

4.

Give some similarities that exist among the elements of Group 7A.

a)
They all have 7 electrons in their outer shell
b)

All exist as diatomic molecules

c)
They all are gases at room temperature
d)

They all are non-metals

e)

They have relatively high electronegativities and form -1 ions in reacting with metallic elements

5.

Which of the following elements most easily gives up electrons during reactions?

a)
Hydrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)

Potassium

e)

Chloride

6.

In the following sets of elements, indicate which element has the smallest atomic size. Ba, Ca, P, Si, Al.

a)
Ba
b)
Ca
c)
P
d)
Si
e)

Al

7.

Metals have relatively ........... ionization energies, whereas non-metals have relatively ........... ionization energies.

a)
low, high
b)
high, low
c)
equal, equal
d)

low, none

e)

high, none

8.

What name is given to the series of ten elements in which the electrons are filling the 3d sublevel?

a)

Halogen

b)
Noble Gases
c)
Alkali Metals
d)
Alkaline Earth Metals
e)

Transition Metals

9.

What are the metalloids?

a)

Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron.

b)

Boron, Silicon, Germanium, Arsenic.

c)

Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium.

d)

Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen, Fluorine.

e)

Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Magnessium.

10.

Rows on the period table are called .................... while columns are called .......................

a)
rows, columns
b)

groups, families

c)
levels, categories
d)
periods, groups
e)

groups, periods

11.

Which of the following groups is non-metallic and has the outermost electron configuration of the form ns2np5?

a)
Group 17 (Halogens)
b)
Group 3 (Transition Metals)
c)
Group 18 (Noble Gases)
d)
Group 2 (Alkaline Earth Metals)
e)
Group 1 (Alkali Metals)
12.

Chemical elements in the same group A have the following properties

a)

As the nuclear charge increases, the metallic character increases, and the non-metallic character increases.

b)

As the nuclear charge increases, the metallic character increases and the non-metallic character decreases.

c)

  As the nuclear charge decreases, the metallic character increases and the non-metallic character decreases.

d)

  As the nuclear charge decreases, the metallic character decreases and the non-metallic character decreases.

e)

No correct answer.

13.

Which elements are not in the same group?

a)

Li, Na, K

b)

Ca, Sr, Ba

c)

Be, Mg, Cr

d)

Ge, Sn, Bi

e)

Cl, Br, I

14.

Element ‘X’ forms a chloride with the formula XCl2, which is a solid with high melting point. X would most likely be in the same group of the periodic table as ................

a)

Al

b)

Ca

c)

F

d)

C

e)
K
15.

A groups elements react similarly because of their .........

a)
molecular weight
b)

number of neutron

c)
density
d)
melting point
e)

valence electrons

16.

Which of the following statements is/are not correct about the trends in the properties of the elements of a period on going from left to right?

a)
the number of valence electrons decreases
b)

the metallic character increase

c)
the electronegativity decreases
d)
the atomic radius increases
e)

the ionization energy increase

17.

Atoms of which of the following groups of elements do not tend to donate or accept electrons?

a)
Transition metals
b)
Alkali metals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Halogens
e)
Noble gases
18.

Which one of the following statements is/are correct about the trends of effective nuclear charge?

a)

As we move from left to right on the periodic table, effective nuclear charge increase.

b)

As we move from top to bottom the periodic table, effective nuclear charge decrease.

c)

As we move from left to right on the periodic table, effective nuclear charge decrease.

d)

As we move from top to bottom the periodic table, effective nuclear charge increase.

e)
Effective nuclear charge is not related to trends.
19.

The size of ionic Na+ > Mg2+ > Al3+. Which of the followings explain(s) this trend?

a)

The number of proton is the same but the number of electron is decrease.

b)

Atomic number decrease.

c)

Electron affinity increase.

d)

Effective nuclear charge increase.

e)

Ionization energy decrease.

20.

Going down a group in the periodic table ...................

a)

the metallic characters increase

b)

the electron affinity increase

c)

the atomic size increases

d)

the ionic size increase

e)

the ionization energy increase

21.

Which of the following values will increase as you move from left to right on the Periodic Table?

a)
Ionization energy
b)
Atomic number
c)

Ionic radius

d)

Atomic radius

e)

Effective nuclear charge

22.

Element P, Q and R have 18, 19 and 20 protons respectively. It is found that the atomic size of P is the smallest. What is the factor that influences its size?

a)

Least number of shells

b)

Largest effective nuclear charge

c)
Number of electrons in the outer shell
d)
Number of neutrons in the nucleus
e)

Smallest relative atomic mass

23.

The higher the ionization energy ...

a)
the more energy is required to remove an electron from an atom
b)

the less attracted the valence electron is to the nucleus

c)

the less attracted the valence electron is to another electron

d)
the more stable the atom becomes
e)
the less energy is required to remove an electron from an atom
24.

Electronegativity .................. from left to right within a period and .................. from top to bottom within a group.

a)
Decreases, decreases
b)
Decreases, increases
c)
Stays constant, increases
d)
Increases, decreases
e)
Increases, increases
25.

What is the tendency of an atom to attract electrons towards itself?

a)

Atomic radius

b)

Electron affinity

c)

Ionization energy

d)
Electronegativity
e)

Nuclear charge