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Periodic Table Basics

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

The periodic table has ____ periods (rows) and ____ groups (columns).

a)

18, 7

b)

7, 18

c)

8, 4

2.

Metals are found on the ____ side of a periodic table and nonmetals are found on the ___ side.

a)

left, right

b)

right, left

3.

Which element has an atomic number of 12?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Carbon

c)

Sodium

4.

Which element has an atomic mass of 10.81?

a)

Boron

b)

Carbon

c)

Sodium

5.

What is the atomic number of Neon?

a)

10

b)

20.1797

c)

2

6.

What is the atomic mass of neon?

a)

10

b)

20.1797

c)

2

7.

Which of the following elements is in PERIOD 2?

a)

Beryllium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Aluminum

8.

Which of these elements is found in GROUP 2?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Lithium

c)

Sodium

9.

What is the atomic mass of Nitrogen?

a)

14.007

b)

7

c)

12.011

10.

What is the atomic number of oxygen?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

15.9994

d)

9

11.

According to the periodic table what element is in group 9 period 4?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Cobalt

c)

Sulfur

12.

A __________ goes up and down on the periodic table.

a)

Group

b)

Period

13.

A _________ goes side to side on the periodic table.

a)

Group

b)

Period

14.

What two elements are in the same Period?

a)

K - Potassium and Na - Sodium

b)

Li - Lithium and Mg - Magnesium

c)

B - Boron and C - Carbon

15.

The _______ tells us how many energy shells an element has.

a)

period

b)

atomic number

c)

element symbol

16.

A __________ is a subatomic particle with a negative charge.

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

17.

A __________ is a subatomic particle with a positive charge.

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

18.

A __________ is a subatomic particle with a neutral charge.

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

19.

What two subatomic particle are located in the nucleus?

a)

proton & neutrons

b)

neutron & electrons

c)

electron & protons

20.

Most of the mass of an atom is located in the:

a)

cloud

b)

nucleus

c)

skibidi toilet

21.

How many energy levels does this element have

a)

7

b)

3

c)

2

22.

Bonus Question: Name this element.

a)

Neon

b)

Magnesium

c)

Sodium