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Periodic table test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

2.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
3.
Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive)  gases?
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
4.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
5.
Which is a halogen?
a)
Helium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neptune
6.
Elements in a ..................have similar chemical properties.  
a)
period
b)
group
c)
row
7.

Which of the following are physical properties of metal?

a)

Luster

b)

Conductivity

c)

Malleability

d)

Ductility

8.

I am a metal


I am in group 2


I am in period 6


I am…

a)

Mo

b)

Re

c)

S

d)

Ba

9.

Find an element with similar chemical properties to Barium (Ba).

a)

Ca an Ra, because they are in the same group and have similar chemical properties.

b)

Cs and La, b/c they are in the same period number.

c)

Ca and Y, b/c they are 90 degree angle and have similiar properties.

10.
Which of the following is a transition metal? 
a)
Iron
b)
Oxygen
c)
Neon
d)
Barium
11.

Neon is in what family?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

12.

Which describes malleability?

a)

cannot be flatten

b)

can be flatten

c)

is shiny

d)

is dull

13.

At room temperature, most nonmetals are _______ .

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

d)

plasma

14.

I am a good insulator, but a bad conductor of electricity and heat.

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

15.

Metalloids are good semiconductors, which means that has a conductivity between that of an insulator and that of most metals.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most metals?
a)
Brittle
b)
Good conductor
c)
Ductile
d)
Malleable
17.

The majority of the elements on the periodic table are _______ .

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

18.

Carbon is dull and brittle. Carbon is a

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

19.

Name of group 2

a)

Noble gases

b)

Alkali metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Alkaline earth metals

20.

Which one is a metalloid?

a)

Be

b)

P

c)

As

d)

Ag