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The Periodic Table

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Aiden, Benjamin, and Priya are on a treasure hunt. They stumble upon a chest full of elements. They notice some of these elements are shiny. Which groups of elements could they have found that have this shiny characteristic (luster)?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloids

d)

Both metals and metalloids

2.

Is it true that one property of nonmetals is that they are good conductors of electricity?

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Liam and Jackson are having a debate. Liam says that metalloids are weak conductors of heat and electricity, while Jackson disagrees. Who is correct? 

a)

Liam

b)

Jackson

4.
Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
5.

All of the following properties are used to classify elements as metals, non-metals, and metalloids EXCEPT —

a)

texture

b)

conductivity

c)

luster

d)

malleability

6.

What is the name of the majority of elements that are to the right of the zig-zag line?

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

7.

Which of these groups of elements could have the characteristic of being brittle?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

8.

Mia, Rohan, and Avery are having a debate. They are trying to figure out which element in Group 1 is not a metal but a nonmetal. Can you help them settle this?

a)

Helium

b)

Lithium

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Oxygen

9.

What is this element? 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p6

a)

Argon

b)

Krypton

c)

Selenium

d)

Bromide

10.

Which atom matches this electron configuration? 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

a)

Neon

b)

Magnesium

c)

Aluminum

d)

Potassium

11.

Hannah, Ava, and James are on a science adventure! They come across a mysterious element. Can you help them identify it?

a)

Neon

b)

Fluorine

c)

Magnesium

d)

Argon

12.

What is incorrect about this orbital diagram?

a)

Both arrows in the 2p box should be pointing up.

b)

There is nothing incorrect with this diagram.

c)

In the 2p box, there should only be one electron in the first 2p box and one in the second 2p box.

d)

All the arrows should be pointing up.

13.

Which orbital violates Hund's Rule?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Imagine you're in a science quiz with your friends William, Aria, and Ava. The quizmaster asks, 'Each row on the periodic table represents (a)   '. What would be your answer?

Choose from the below words

An energy level

A sublevel

An electron

An orbital

15.

What is the correct Noble Gas shorthand electron configuration for a phosphorus atom?

a)

[Ar] 4s2

b)

[He] 2s22p4

c)

[Ne] 3s23p4

d)

[Ne] 3s23p3

16.

As atoms of elements in group 16 are considered in order from top to bottom, the electronegativity of each successive element...

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains the same

d)

none of the above

17.
Which of these elements in period three has the least tendency to attract electrons?
a)
Mg
b)
Al
c)
S
d)
Cl
18.

As elements from group 1 are considered in order from top to bottom, the ionization energy of each successive element will (a)   .

Choose from the below words

decrease

increase 

remain the same

none of the above

19.

Within period 2 of the periodic table, as the atomic number increases, the atomic radius generally (a)  

Choose from the below words
decrease
increase
remain the same
none of the above
20.

As you move across the periodic table, the atoms tend to get ______________.

a)

Bigger

b)

Smaller

c)

No change

21.

The smallest atom is located in which part of the periodic table?

a)

top left

b)

top right

c)

bottom left

d)

bottom right

22.

Atoms that have high electronegativity _______________.

a)

give up their electrons more easily.

b)

hold on to their electrons more tightly.

c)

have more electron shells.

23.
Two like charges
a)
 neutralize each other.
b)
repel each other. 
c)
must be neutrons. 
d)
attract each other.
24.

Any two charged objects will exert a force on each other. This force is called:

a)

Electrostatic Force

b)

Coulomb's Law

c)

Electrostatic Fields

d)

Field Strength

25.

Define the relationship between electric forces as (a)   .

Choose from the below words

Electrostatic Force

Coulomb's Law

Electrostatic Fields

Field Strength

26.

What do opposite charges do to each other?

a)

Repel each other

b)

Attract each other

27.

The (-) charge indicates that the charge is...

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

28.

According to Coulomb's Law, the further the charges are from each other...

a)

There is no effect on the force between them.

b)

The force between them will be weaker.

c)

The force between them will be stronger.

29.

Which atom has the most electron shielding?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Calcium

c)

Both atoms have the same electron shielding.

30.

Which atom has the highest effective nuclear charge?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Calcium

c)

Both atoms have the same effective nuclear charge.

31.

Which atom has the most electron shielding?

a)

Sodium

b)

Magnesium

c)

Both atoms have the same electron shielding.

32.

What happens to electron shielding as you move down a group on the periodic table?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

Stays the same

33.

What happens to the effective nuclear charge as you move across a period on the periodic table (adding protons)?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

Stays the same

34.

24.1% of all the isotopes of an element have a mass of 75.23 amu, 48.7% have a mass of 74.61 amu, and 27.2% have a mass of 75.20 amu. What is the average mass of this element?

a)

74.92 amu

b)

24.97 amu

c)

75.01 amu

d)

74.51 amu

35.

An isotope has three forms. 30% have a mass of 4 amu, 20% have a mass of 5 amu and 50% have a mass of 3 amu. What will the average atomic mass be closest to?

a)

2 amu

b)

3 amu

c)

4 amu

d)

5 amu

36.

Isotopes of an element have a different number of what?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Mass

37.

Rubidium has two common isotopes, 85Rb and 87Rb. If the abundance of 85Rb is 72.2% and the abundance of 87Rb is 27.8%, what is the average atomic mass of rubidium?

a)

85.468 amu

b)

37 amu

c)

85.6 amu

d)

86.4 amu

38.

In order to transition from the ground state to an excited state, an electron must (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Emit energy
Absorb energy
Wiggle
39.

If an electron moves from n=4 to n=2, it ____.

a)

absorbs energy

b)

releases energy

40.

Emission spectra (bright line spectra) are created when electrons move from ___.

a)

higher to lower energy levels.

b)

lower to higher energy levels.

c)

s orbitals to p orbitals.

d)

one atom to a different atom.