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2.1 The Periodic Table

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who published the first version of the Periodic Table of the Elements in 1869?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev

c)

Niels Bohr

d)

Henry Moseley

2.

What is the basis for organizing the elements in the modern periodic table?

a)

Atomic weight

b)

Number of neutrons

c)

Increasing atomic number

d)

Number of electrons

3.

How many periods are there in the modern periodic table?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

6

d)

5

4.

What determines the chemical reactivity and properties of an element?

a)

Number of protons

b)

Atomic weight

c)

Valence electrons

d)

Number of neutrons

5.

Which group of elements are known as the representative elements?

a)

Group VA through VIIIA

b)

Lanthanide and actinide series

c)

Group IA through VIIIA

d)

Transition elements

6.

What is the electron configuration of an element in Group VA?

a)

s²p⁵

b)

s²p⁴

c)

s²p³

d)

s²p²

7.

In the modern IUPAC identification system, how are the groups numbered?

a)

1 to 16

b)

1 to 10

c)

1 to 8

d)

1 to 18

8.

Which subshells do the transition elements have valence electrons in?

a)

s and f

b)

s and d

c)

p and d

d)

s and p

9.

What is the electron configuration of chromium?

a)

4s² 3d⁵

b)

4s¹ 3d⁵

c)

4s² 3d⁴

d)

4s¹ 3d⁴

10.

What is the electron configuration of copper?

a)

4s² 3d⁵

b)

4s¹ 3d¹⁰

c)

4s² 3d⁸

d)

4s¹ 3d¹

11.

What is the periodic law?

a)

The chemical and physical properties of the elements are dependent on their number of protons

b)

The chemical and physical properties of the elements are dependent on their atomic weight

c)

The chemical and physical properties of the elements are dependent on their atomic number

d)

The chemical and physical properties of the elements are dependent on their number of neutrons

12.

What is the principal quantum number for the s- and p-block elements?

a)

n = 1 through n = 6

b)

n = 1 through n = 4

c)

n = 1 through n = 7

d)

n = 1 through n = 8

13.

What are the valence electrons?

a)

Closest to the nucleus and have the least potential energy

b)

Farthest from the nucleus and have the greatest potential energy

c)

Farthest from the nucleus and have the least potential energy

d)

Closest to the nucleus and have the greatest potential energy

14.

What does the Roman numeral above each group in the periodic table represent?

a)

Number of neutrons

b)

Number of electrons in the outermost shell

c)

Number of valence electrons

d)

Number of protons

15.

What does the letter designation A or B in the periodic table represent?

a)

Number of protons

b)

Number of electrons in the outermost shell

c)

Number of neutrons

d)

Number of valence electrons