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Student Copy Periodic Table Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is your first and last name?
4 lines
2.

A(n) ____________________________________________ is a pure substance made of only one type of atom.

a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
periodic table
d)
element
3.
2. Where are protons and neutrons located in an atom?
a)
in the nucleus
b)
with the electrons
c)
periodic table
d)
in the electron shells
4.
3. Where are electrons located in an atom?
a)
in the nucleus
b)
with the electrons
c)
periodic table
d)
in the electron shells
5.
4. What is the name of the Scientist who organized the first periodic table?
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Ernest Rutherford
d)
Dimitri Mendeleev
6.
5. How was the first periodic table organized.
a)
The elements were arranged by lightest atomic mass to heaviest atomic mass
b)
The elements were arranged by heaviest atomic mass to lightest atomic mass
7.
6. The __________________________________________ is the abbreviation for an element on the periodic table.
a)
element symbol
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
atomic mass
8.
7. The __________________________________________ is the number of protons in one atom of an element on the periodic table.
a)
atomic number
b)
element name
c)
atomic mass
d)
element symbol
9.
8. How many electrons are in the inner most electron shell?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
0
10.
9. How do you calculate how many neutrons an atom has?
a)
atomic number- atomic mass
b)
atomic mass - atomic number
11.
10. The columns on the periodic table are called families. What do periodic table families have in common?
a)
families have similar properties
b)
families have similar arrangement of electrons
c)
families have nothing in common
12.
11. The rows on the periodic table are called periods. What do periodic table rows have in common?
a)
periods have similar properties
b)
periods have similar arrangement of electrons
c)
periods have nothing in common
13.

12. What is the atomic number for Gold?

(a)  

14.

13. What is the element symbol for Iron?

(a)  

15.

14. What element's symbol is Mg?

(a)  

16.

15. What is Calcium's atomic mass?

(a)  

17.

16. What is the atomic number for Vanadium?

(a)  

18.
17. Uranium is named after a .....
a)
person
b)
planet
c)
place
19.
18. Mendelevium is named after a .....
a)
person
b)
planet
c)
place
20.
19. Americium is named after a .....
a)
person
b)
planet
c)
place
21.
20. What is the lightest element on the periodic table?
a)
Helium
b)
Lithium
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Mercury
22.

21. 3/4 of the elements of the Periodic Table are shiny, often silver, and good conductors of electricity. These elements are....

a)
semi metals
b)
non metals
c)
metals
23.

22. A few of the elements of the Periodic Table have properties of both metals and non metals. This is the staircase. These elements are called...

a)
semi metals
b)
non metals
c)
metals
24.

23. Elements on the right side of the Periodic Table are dull, do not conduct electricity, and are often gases. These elements are....

a)
semi metals
b)
non metals
c)
metals
25.
24. Group 18 rarely react with anything and they glow when electricity is passed through the gas. What is this group called?
a)
metals
b)
semi metals
c)
noble gases
26.

25. What is the element symbol for Oganesson (element 118)?

a)
Og
b)
Rn
c)
Xe
d)
Kr

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