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chemistry

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the atomic symbol for Chlorine?

a)

C

b)

Cl

c)

Ch

d)

K

2.

What does Ca represent in the periodic table?

a)

Potassium

b)

Carbon

c)

Calcium

d)

Chlorine

3.

What is the atomic symbol for sodium?

a)

S

b)

So

c)

N

d)

Na

4.

What is the atomic number for oxygen?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

12

d)

2

5.

How many protons does Helium have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

8

d)

12

6.

How many electrons does Nitrogen have?

a)

2

b)

7

c)

8

d)

16

7.

Which element has the following electronic configuration:

2, 8, 6

a)

Silicone

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sulphur

8.

Which element is a gas used in many lights and signs?

a)

He

b)

O

c)

H

d)

Ne

9.

Aluminum has an atomic number of 13 and a mass number of 27. How many neutrons does Aluminum have?

a)

13

b)

14

c)

27

d)

40

10.

What is the atomic symbol for magnesium?

a)

M

b)

Ma

c)

Mn

d)

Mg

11.

How man protons does Calcium have?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

20

d)

40

12.

Which element has 3 electrons in the outermost shell?

a)

Lithium

b)

Boron

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sulphur

13.

The electronic configuration of Phosphorus which has an atomic number of 15 is.....

a)

2, 8, 5

b)

2, 8, 8

c)

8, 5, 2

d)

2, 5, 8

14.

Hydrogen has an atomic number of ........

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

16

15.

What is the atomic symbol for Argon?

a)

A

b)

Ar

c)

Ag

d)

An

16.

Mendeleev arranged the elements by their ________________

a)

alphabetical

b)

density

c)

melting point

d)

atomic mass

17.

The horizontal rows on the periodic table are called

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

18.

Each vertical column on the periodic table is called a...

a)

group

b)

tower

c)

period

d)

crew

19.

In each square of the periodic table, the number at the bottom is the:

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

chemical symbol

d)

element name

20.
The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
Chemical Symbol
d)
Element Name
21.

What is the chemical symbol for Lead?

a)

Le

b)

Fe

c)

Ld

d)

Pb

22.

On the periodic table, elements on the right side of the "stair-step" line are classified as:

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

gases

d)

Halogens

23.

These elements located on the "stair-step" line are sometimes called "semiconductors."

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Groups

24.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
25.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
26.

How many Valance electrons does Iodine Have?

a)

6

b)

16

c)

7

d)

17

27.
Beryllium is in group number______.
a)
Group 2
b)
Group 3
c)
Group 4
d)
Group 7
28.
An element's identity is determined by the number of
a)
electrons.
b)
protons.
c)
neutrons.
d)
valence.
29.
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
a)
K and Na
b)
K and Ca
c)
K and Cl
d)
K and S
30.
How many electrons do atoms need to be stable?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
6
d)
8
31.

The atomic mass of an element is:

a)

the amount of electrons the element has

b)

the element's size

c)

the number of protons and neutrons an element has in its nucleus

d)

the element's name

32.

The atomic number is the

a)

average mass of the element

b)

number of protons an element has

c)

number of valence electrons an element has

d)

group and period an element belongs to

33.

Elements in the same group or family have the same number of

a)

neutrons

b)

valence electrons

c)

electrons

d)

energy levels

34.

Electrons...

a)

are found in the nucleus

b)

give us the atomic number of an element

c)

are how we identify each elements

d)

have a negative charge

35.

Elements in the same period have the same number of

a)

neutrons

b)

valence electrons

c)

electrons

d)

energy levels