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Periodic Table Review

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these elements has the greatest atomic radius? 
a)
H
b)
N
c)
Cl
d)
Cs
2.
The Periodic Table of the Elements is useful for revealing patterns and trends in the elements. Which statement accurately describes a pattern in the size of atomic radii in the Periodic Table of the Elements?
a)
Atomic radii decrease from left to right across a period and decrease from top to bottom in a group.
b)
Atomic radii increase from left to right across a period and increase from top to bottom in a group.
c)
Atomic radii decrease from left to right across a period and increase from top to bottom in a group.
d)
Atomic radii increase from left to right across a period and decrease from top to bottom in a group.
3.
The symbols W, X, Y, and Z represent four elements shown on the outline of a periodic table.
Which element has the highest electronegativity?

a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
4.
Fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine all have the same number of valence electrons and have a tendency to gain electrons. Which element has the greatest ionization energy and electronegativity?
a)
fluorine
b)
chlorine 
c)
bromine 
d)
iodine 
5.
The ionization potential of an element is the amount of energy required to remove an electron from an isolated atom or molecule. According to the periodic table, which of the following indicates the correct decreasing order of ionization energy?
a)
Li > Na > K > Cs
b)
Na > K > Li > Cs
c)
Li > K > Na > Cs 
d)
Cs > K > Na > Li 
6.
All elements found on the left side of the Periodic Table of the Elements have what properties in common?
a)
They conduct heat and electricity 
b)
They are all gases 
c)
They are brittle and dull
d)
They are radioactive
7.
Which of these elements has an electron structure most similar to that of element X?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Based on their locations in the periodic table, which element has chemical properties most similar to those of calcium, Ca?
a)
beryllium, Be
b)
potassium, K
c)
titanium, Ti
d)
yttrium, Y
9.
The number of valence electrons in an element affects the reactivity of that element. Which element listed has the fewest valence electrons?
a)
beryllium (Be)
b)
sodium (Na) 
c)
oxygen (O) 
d)
neon (Ne)
10.
What is the family name of this group of elements? 
a)
Alkali metals 
b)
Halogens 
c)
Noble Gases 
d)
Alkali Earth Metals 
11.
Which atom has the largest atomic radius?
a)
potassium
b)
rubidium 
c)
francium
d)
cesium
12.
Which of the following will have a lower ionization energy than Scandium (Sc)?
a)
Helium (He)
b)

Nickel (Ni)

c)
Calcium (Ca)
d)
Magnesium (Mg)
13.
Electronegativity is...
a)
how good an atom is at attracting electrons
b)
the ability of an atom to lose electrons
c)
the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom
d)
how easy it is to make friends. 
14.

In the periodic table hydrogen is placed in Group 1A and helium is placed in Group 8A. The most likely reason for this is: 

a)

Hydrogen has one outer shell electron and helium has a full outer shell of electrons.

b)

Hydrogen has one outer shell electron and helium has 8 electrons in its outer shell.

c)

Hydrogen and helium are both metals.

d)

Hydrogen and helium are both gases.

15.

The metallic character of elements _____ across a period. Metals are good conductors of ______.

a)

increases; electricity

b)

decreases; heat

c)

decreases; metalloids

d)

remains the same; luster

16.

Which arrangement of the following Period 5 elements, from left to right, orders them with respect to their atomic size, from smallest to largest?

a)

Rb; Sr; In; Sb; Te

b)

In; Rb; Sb; Sr; Te

c)

Te; Sb; In; Sr; Rb

d)

In; Sb; Te; Rb; Sr

17.

Which list arranges the elements Na, Li, K, Rb, and Cs in order of increasing ionization energy (from left to right)?

a)

Cs; Rb; K; Na; Li

b)

Cs; Li; Na; K; Rb

c)

Na; Li; K; Rb; Cs

d)

Li; Na; K; Rb; Cs

18.

Which characteristic is not a periodic trend?

a)

atomic radius

b)

electron affinity

c)

ionization energies

d)

number of elements in a group

19.

Which pair of words correctly completes the statement?

Alkali metals are highly ___ since they ___ easily to form ions.

a)

nonreactive; lose 1 electron

b)

nonreactive; lose 2 electrons

c)

reactive; lose 1 electron

d)

reactive; gain 1 electron

20.

The list identifies various properties of four elements:

Element 1 is a gas at room temperature.

Element 2 is a solid which conducts electricity.

Element 3 is a gas with an effective nuclear charge of +7.

Element 4 is malleable and can take the form of a shiny solid sheet.

Based on this list, which elements are metals?

a)

Elements 1 and 3

b)

Elements 1 and 4

c)

Elements 2 and 3

d)

Elements 2 and 4

21.
Which elements have the same number of valence electrons?
a)
A & C
b)
E & C
c)
F & A
d)
F & B
22.

What is the name of the family that is highlighted?

a)

Alkali Metal Family

b)

Halogen Family

c)

Noble Gas Family

d)

Transition Metal Family

23.
Which element has a full valence shell?
a)
F
b)
D
c)
C
d)
E
24.

Which element has 3 valence electrons?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

E

d)

C

25.
Which element belongs to the group that is made up of only gases?
a)
D
b)
L
c)
E
d)
A
26.
Which elements are in the same period?
a)
A & F
b)
F, B & D
c)
E & D
d)
F & B
27.
Is silicon a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?
a)
Metal
b)
NonMetal
c)
Metalloid
28.
Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
29.

To which group does this atom belong?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

13

d)

11

30.
How many energy levels does an atom of Chlorine have?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
7
31.
What is the group number of this atom?
a)
2
b)
7
c)
14
d)
15
32.
Which element has the same number of valence electrons as this element?
a)
Bromine (Br)
b)
Nitrogen (N)
c)
Calcium (Ca)
d)
Boron (B)
33.
How many valence electrons does an atom of oxygen have?
a)
2
b)
5
c)
6
d)
16
34.
List the two most reactive families on the periodic table.
a)
Alkali metals & Transition Metals
b)
Noble gases & Oxygen Family
c)
Halogens & Alkali metals
d)
Halogens & Noble gases
35.
List the two most reactive families on the periodic table.
a)
Alkali metals & Transition Metals
b)
Noble gases & Oxygen Family
c)
Halogens & Alkali metals
d)
Halogens & Noble gases
36.
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
d)
He identified the "law of triads" which became the groups
37.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
38.
Who arranged the periodic table by increasing atomic number?
a)
Mendeleev
b)
Rutherford
c)
Bohr
d)
Mosely
39.
Which property did Mendeleev use to order his periodic table?
a)
Shielding effect
b)
Eletronegitivity
c)
Atomic Weight
d)
Metallic Character
40.

Organized elements by atomic mass; related atomic mass to properties of elements; included all known elements at the time; left spaces and predicted where new elements would fit

a)

Newlands

b)

Mosley

c)

Meyer

d)

Mendeleev

41.

Select all the statements that are true of metals.

a)

majority of elements

b)

shiny and conductors

c)

left side of PT

d)

most are gases

e)

malleable

42.

poor conductors; found in upper right of PT; dull and brittle; mostly gases

a)

metalloids

b)

metals

c)

semiconductors

d)

nonmetals

43.

Select all the statements that are true of metalloids.

a)

form a vertical line

b)

have properties of metals and nonmetals

c)

semiconductors

d)

shiny, brittle solids

44.

Select all the statements that are true of the transition metals.

a)

most familiar metals

b)

d block; B group

c)

include the lanthanide and actinide series

d)

follow the "rules" of the A group elements

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