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S3 ESci T2 Periodic Table

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group does Xenon belong to?

a)

noble gases

b)

halogens

c)

alkali metals

d)

transition metals

2.

Which element is similar to B?

a)

C

b)

Al

3.

Which element is similar to He?

a)

H

b)

Ar

4.

Groups run:

a)

up and down

b)

left to right

5.

Periods run:

a)

up and down

b)

left to right

6.

Which two elements share common characteristics based on the periodic table?

a)

Sodium and Magnesium

b)

Chlorine and Sulfur

c)

Argon and Neon

d)

Calcium and Bromine

7.

How are the 3 elements in the picture organized on the periodic table?

a)

Niobium and cobalt have the same energy levels.

b)

Cobalt and scandium have the same energy levels.

c)

Cobalt and scandium have the same characteristics.

d)

Niobium and cobalt have the same characteristics.

8.

Metals are on the:

a)

Left side

b)

Right Side

c)

Stairstep

9.

Metalloids are on the:

a)

Left side

b)

Right Side

c)

Stairstep

10.

Nonmetals are on the:

a)

Left side

b)

Right Side

c)

Stairstep

11.

A student is studying a mystery substance. It breaks easily. It has a very dull luster. It doesn't conduct any electricity. What is the most likely substance this is?

a)

Metal

b)

Metalloid

c)

Nonmetal

12.

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

a)

The number of orbitals

b)

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

13.

What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table called?

a)

periods

b)

groups

c)

metals

d)

nonmetals

e)

metalloids

14.

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

a)

The number of orbitals

b)

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

15.

What does the number of proton tell us?

a)

electrons

b)

atomic number

c)

atomic mass

d)

neutrons

16.

How many protons and electrons does nickel have?

a)

28

b)

58.69

17.

This element has two valence electrons and two energy levels?

a)

Beryllium (Be)

b)

Lithium (Li)

c)

Zinc (Zn)

18.

How many valence electrons and energy levels does (Pb) lead have?

a)

4 valence electrons and 6 energy levels (orbitals)

b)

6 valence electrons and 4 energy levels (orbitals)

c)

5 valence electrons and 5 energy levels (orbitals)

d)

5 valence electrons and 10 energy levels (orbitals)

19.

What does the C represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

20.

What does the 6 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

21.

What does 12.011 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

22.

The letter, C, is a .................. of carbon.

a)

Name

b)

Nickname

c)

Chemical Symbol

d)

Pseudonym

23.

The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

valence electrons

d)

number of isotopes

24.

Which is an alkali metal?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Iron

c)

Sodium

d)

Europium

25.

Which is a halogen?

a)

Helium

b)

Chlorine

c)

Oxygen

d)

Neptune

26.

Elements in a .................. have similar chemical properties.

a)

period

b)

group

c)

row

27.

Name this group: These metals are the most reactive.

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Name this group: These metals contain familiar metals such as gold, iron, and copper.

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Locate Lanthanides and Actinides.

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

I am a nonmetal

I am in period 2

I am in group 16/6A

a)

Ba

b)

Si

c)

O

d)

S

31.

These two elements have similar chemical properties to Barium (Ba).

a)

Ca and Ra, because they are in the same group.

b)

Cs and La, because they are in the same period number.

c)

Ca and Y, because they are 90 degree angle.

32.

Who arranged the periodic table by increasing atomic number?

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Niels Bohr

d)

Henry Mosely

33.

Newlands compared his arrangement to a piano and called it what?

a)

Newlands Piano

b)

Piano Keys of Newlands

c)

Newlands Octaves

d)

Beethoven's Octaves

34.

Which property did Mendeleev use to order his periodic table?

a)

Shielding effect

b)

Eletronegitivity

c)

Atomic Weight

d)

Metallic Character

35.

He was able to organized elements into four categories.

a)

Julius Lothar Meyer

b)

Antoine Laoisier

c)

John Newlands

d)

Henry Moseley

36.
Which element is not a metal?
a)
H
b)
Re
c)
Al
d)
B
37.
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 17
c)
Group 2
d)
Group 18
38.
a)
energy levels
b)
valence electrons
c)
protons
d)
neutrons
39.

In an element box, the number at top is the

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic name

c)

atomic mass

d)

atomic symbol

40.

Where are the nonmetals located on the Periodic Table?

a)

On the right

b)

On the left

c)

On the stairstep

41.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

42.
The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
chemical symbol
d)
element name
43.

Which of these is a metalloid?

a)

Na (#11)

b)

As (#33)

c)

O (#8)

44.
What electron configuration matches an oxygen atom?
a)
1s22s22p63s2, 3p64s23d104p5
b)
1s22s22p4
c)
1s22s22p6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d1
45.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s2
a)
Neon
b)
Magnesium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Potassium
46.
Which electron configuration belongs to Chlorine (Cl)?
a)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5
b)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6
c)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p7
47.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
a)
Zinc
b)
Copper
c)
Nickel
d)
Germanium
48.
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6.  The number of electrons in the atom is 
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
49.
Which electron configuration belongs to Copper (Cu)?
a)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d8
b)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d9
c)
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10
50.
How many valence electrons are represented here?
a)
7
b)
5
c)
2
d)
8
51.
What is this element? 
1s22s22p63s23p6
4s23d104p6
a)
Argon
b)
Krypton
c)
Selenium
d)
Bromide
52.
Which of the following is a p block element?
a)
Ca
b)
Ar
c)
Re
d)
Au
53.
What is the electronic configuration of iron?
a)
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d6
b)
1s22s22p63s23p63d8
c)
1s22p63s23p64s23d6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p64s13d6
54.
How many electrons does Si contain? (click to see image)
a)
14
b)
28
c)
2
d)
4
55.
The electron configuration of an atom is 1s22s22p6.  The number of electrons in the atom is 
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
56.
How many electrons can the d sublevel hold?
a)
14
b)
10
c)
2
d)
6
57.
How many electrons can the s sublevel hold?
a)
14
b)
10
c)
2
d)
6
58.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s2
a)
Neon
b)
Magnesium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Potassium
59.

Choose the correct shortcut configuration for iodine.

a)

[Ar]4s24d104p5

b)

[Kr]5s24d105p5

c)

[Xe]5s25d105p5

d)

none of the above

60.

Which area on the periodic table represents the electrons in the "d" sublevel?

a)

representative elements

b)

columns 3-8

c)

rare earth elements

d)

transition elements

61.

Energy levels are denoted by:

a)

letters

b)

numbers

c)

a combination of letters and numbers

d)

subscripts

62.
This is the correct dot diagram for sodium (Na)
a)
true
b)
false
63.
This is a correct dot diagram for oxygen (O)
a)
true
b)
false
64.

What are valence electrons?

a)

The innermost electrons

b)

The outermost electrons

65.

How many valence electrons does Carbon have

a)

1

b)

4

66.
How many electrons should Helium have around its Lewis dot model?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
7
d)
8
67.

Which of the elements in the picture has correct electron dot notation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

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