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CVHS Ch. 5 Periodic Table Test

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 3hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

REVIEW: What are the two parts of the atom are found in the atom's nucleus?

a)

Electrons and Neutrons

b)

Protons and Electrons

c)

Protons and Neutrons

d)

Neutrons and Electrons

2.

REVIEW: What subatomic particle is found outside of the nucleus?

a)

Isotope

b)

Electron

c)

Neutron

d)

Mass

3.
The man who is credited with the publishing the first periodic table is?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Dmitri Mendeleev
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Devin Elementus
4.

Which property did Mendeleev use to order his periodic table?

a)

Neutron number

b)

Electron number

c)

Atomic Weight

d)

Atomic number

5.

What was Dmitri Mendeleev's greatest contribution to the history of the periodic table?

a)

He arranged all of the known elements by their atomic number

b)

He realised that there was a pattern of reactivity which repeated every 8 elements

c)

He predicted the existence (and properties) of new elements

6.

Why were there blank spaces left in Mendeleev's periodic table?

a)

He didn't know what to put there.

b)

Undiscovered elements not yet known.

c)

Multiple elements could have fit

d)

He forgot to add the elements in.

7.

Vertical (up and down) columns in the periodic table are called _________ of elements and have similar properties.

a)

groups

b)

periods

8.

Look at your periodic table. How many groups (or families) are there?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

12

d)

18

9.

The horizontal (left to right) rows on the periodic table are known as

a)

periods.

b)

atoms.

c)

groups or families.

d)

valence electrons.

10.

Look at your periodic table. How many periods are there?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

18

11.
Sodium (Na) is found in group 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.

Sodium (Na) is found in period

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

13.

Look at your periodic tables. How many energy levels are in an atom of Cesium, Cs?

a)

55

b)

133

c)

1

d)

6

14.

What period is this element located in?

(Hint: count the number of energy levels)

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

15.

The number of energy levels correspond to the row or period on the periodic table. What period is this element located in?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.
Atoms with similar properties are most likely located...
a)
in the same period.
b)
in the same group.
c)
in different periods.
d)
to the right and left of each other.
17.

What element is in period 3 group 18 (8A)?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Potassium

c)

Argon

d)

Neon

18.

Which element is located in group 3A and period 4?

a)

Boron

b)

Silicon

c)

Beryllium

d)

Gallium

19.

The period for Bromine is ___________.

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

20.
Name group 1 on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
noble gases
d)
halogens
21.
Name group 18 on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
transition metals
d)
noble gases
22.

What type of element makes up the largest percentage of elements on the Periodic Table?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metaloids

d)

halogens

23.

Which two elements have the most similar chemical properties?

a)

K and Na

b)

K and Ca

c)

K and Cl

d)

K and S

24.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
25.

Which element has similar chemical properties to: Chlorine (Cl)?

a)

Lithium (Li)

b)

Fluorine (F)

c)

Krypton (Kr)

d)

Barium (Ba)

26.

Which element has similar chemical properties to: Rubidium (Rb)?

a)

Lithium (Li)

b)

Fluorine (F)

c)

Krypton (Kr)

d)

Barium (Ba)

27.

Which element has similar chemical properties to: Calcium (Ca)?

a)

Lithium (Li)

b)

Fluorine (F)

c)

Krypton (Kr)

d)

Barium (Ba)

28.

Potassium (K) is a...

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkali Earth Metal

c)

Halogen

d)

Noble Gas

29.

Xenon (Xe) is a...

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkali Earth Metal

c)

Halogen

d)

Noble Gas

30.

Chlorine (Cl) is a...

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkali Earth Metal

c)

Halogen

d)

Noble Gas

31.

Sodium (Na) is a...

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkali Earth Metal

c)

Halogen

d)

Noble Gas

32.
Why are there two groups separated at the bottom of the periodic table?
a)

These groups have very special properties

b)

These groups are not true elements

c)

Simply for printing purposes

d)

Because Mendeleev said so.

33.
What do the numbers down the side tell us about the atoms in each row?
a)
number of protons
b)
number of electrons
c)
number of energy levels
d)
absolutely nothing
34.

Which group has the most reactive nonmetals?

(HINT: group 17 and next to the non-reactive group)

a)

alkali metals

b)

noble gases

c)

metalloids

d)

halogens

35.

Name the group that contains inert (nonreactive) elements.

a)

noble gases

b)

halogens

c)

alkali metals

d)

alkaline earth metals

36.

The horizontal (side to side) rows in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

37.

_______________ developed the first periodic table and arranged the elements in order of increasing atomic mass.

a)

Stevie Wonder

b)

Sasha Vujacic

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

James Moseley

38.

How did Mendeleev arrange the elements?

a)

alphabetical

b)

density

c)

melting point

d)

atomic mass

39.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
40.

Name group 1 on the periodic table.

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

noble gases

d)

halogens

41.

Name group 2 on the periodic table.

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

noble gases

d)

transition metals

42.

Name group 18 on the periodic table.

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

transition metals

d)

noble gases

43.

Name groups 3 - 12 on the periodic table.

a)

noble gases

b)

halogens

c)

metalloids

d)

transition metals

44.

Name group 17 on the periodic table.

a)

transition metals

b)

metalloids

c)

halogens

d)

alkali metals

45.

How do you calculate the number of neutrons? *

a)

Mass = Atomic number - Neutrons

b)

Mass - Atomic number = Neutrons

c)

Atomic number = Neutrons

46.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
47.

Metals are found on the ______________ side of the periodic table.

a)

nonmetals

b)

left

c)

right

d)

metals

48.

This group of elements sit along a stair step line on the periodic table and have properties of both metals and nonmetals. _________________________

a)

luster

b)

metals

c)

nonmetals

d)

metalloids

49.
Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
50.
Atoms with similar properties are most likely located...
a)
in the same period.
b)
in the same group.
c)
in different periods.
d)
to the right and left of each other.
51.

where are the metaloids found

a)

far left, vertical

b)

stair step/diagonal

c)

far right horizontal

d)

at the bottom

52.

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

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

53.

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

a)

bright yellow

b)

gold

c)

teal

d)

light blue

54.

Which elements are colored red?

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

metalloids

55.
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
56.
?
a)
Lithium
b)
Boron
c)
Carbon
d)
Neon
57.
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
a)
K and Na
b)
K and Ca
c)
K and Cl
d)
K and S
58.
Which of these element is the least metallic?
a)
Potassium (K)
b)
Carbon (C)
c)
Sulfur (S)
d)
Neon (Ne)
59.
Pure forms of these elements are stored in oil so they won't react with oxygen and water in the air.
a)
Alkali Metals
b)
Alkaline-earth metals
c)
Halogens
d)
Noble Gases
60.

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

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

61.

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

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

62.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the noble gases.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

63.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the transition metals.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

64.

Which family of elements reacts violently with water and exposure to oxygen?

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

lanthanides

d)

actanides

e)

transition metals

65.
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
66.
What is an isotope? 
a)
A charged atom
b)
An atom with different amounts of neutrons
c)
An atom with different amounts of protons
d)
A neutral atom
67.
How many neutrons does a Carbon 13 atom have?
a)
6
b)
5
c)
7
d)
8
68.

What do the vertical columns on the periodic table tell us?

a)

The number of orbitals/energy levels/shells

b)

The number of valence electrons (electrons on the outer most shell)

69.

What do the horizontal rows on the periodic table tell us?

a)

The number of orbitals/energy levels/shells

b)

The number of valence electrons (the electrons on the outer most shell)

70.

choose the metalloid element

a)

Alumunium

b)

Germanium

c)

Silver

d)

Helium

71.

Most metals share four common physical characteristics. Which of the options is not one of the four?

a)

Luster

b)

Conductivity

c)

Ductility

d)

Malleability

e)

Reactivity

72.
Which of the following is not a property of metals?
a)
brittle
b)
malleable
c)
lustrous
d)
conductive
73.

What is the periodic law?

a)

Elements have numbers

b)

Elements have specific names

c)

Elements are organized based on families

d)

Elements are organized based on atomic masses

74.

Which one is correct about mendeleev's periodic law

a)

Properties of elements are periodic function of their atomic mass

b)

the physical and chemical properties of elements are periodic function of their atomic number.

c)

physical properties of elements are periodic function of their atomic weight.

d)

chemical properties of elements are periodic function of their atomic number.

75.

Metals (select all that apply)

a)

are found on the right side of the periodic table.

b)

are found on the left side of the periodic table.

c)

are good conductors of heat and electricity.

d)

are brittle.

e)

are malleable and ductile.

76.

Nonmetals (select all that apply)

a)

are found on the right side of the periodic table.

b)

are found on the left side of the periodic table.

c)

are good conductors of heat and electricity.

d)

are brittle.

e)

can be solid, liquids, or gases at room temperature.

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