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Unit 1 Test Part 1; The Periodic table (2024)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of elements are used in computer chips, lasers, and transistors?
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Metals and Metalloids
2.

Identify the correct group of soft metals from the following

a)

Sodium, Alluminium and Copper

b)

Sodium, Potassium and Lithium

c)

Copper, Manganese and Magnesium

d)

Zinc, Barium and Lithium

3.
Where are the non-metallic elements found in the periodic table?
a)
In the middle
b)
In the top rows
c)
On the left-hand side
d)
On the right-hand side
4.
Which of the following is a property of a non-metal?
a)
Conducts electricity and heats well
b)
Can be hammered into thin sheets
c)
Is brittle and breaks easily
d)
Has a shiny, metallic luster
5.
The list which contains only metals is .......
a)
aluminium, copper, nitrogen
b)
iron, oxygen, hydrogen
c)
iron, silver, aluminium
d)
iron, sulphur, copper
6.
Where are metalloids located on the periodic table?
a)
to the right of nonmetals
b)
along the zig-zag line
c)
to the left of the zig-zag line
d)
to the right of the zig-zag line
7.
What is a conductor?
a)
Heat and electricity move through them easily
b)
able to be drawn into a wire
c)
able to be hammered into different shapes
d)
shiny
8.
Metalloids _____________
a)
have no properties of metals.
b)
have no properties of nonmetals.
c)
have some properties of both metals and nonmetals.
d)
none of the above
9.

Which of the following is true of all metals?

a)

They react with acids to form Hydrogen

b)

They are denser than water

c)

They conduct electricity

d)

They're silver in colour.

10.

What is just so typical of NON-metals?

a)

They don't know what colours go well together.

b)

Malleable.

c)

Form acidic oxides.

d)

Good conductors of electricity.

e)

High melting points.

11.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
12.
When an object changes shape when struck by a hammer.
a)
luster
b)
malleable
c)
brittleness
d)
ductile
13.
A student is examining the physical properties of a sample. The sample is malleable, but does not conduct electricity nor have luster. This sample would be a...
a)
metal 
b)
nonmetal 
c)
metalloid
14.

Non-metals are ___ conductors of heat.

a)

Good

b)

Poor / Bad

15.

The handle in this picture is covered in a ___.

a)

metal

b)

non-metal

16.

The property by which metals can be beaten into sheets is known as _________________

a)

ductility

b)

sonority

c)

lusture

d)

malleability

17.

A substance is said to be sonorous if it _________.

a)

conducts heat

b)

conducts electricity

c)

conducts water through metal pipe

d)

produces a ringing sound when beaten

18.

All metals are solids except

a)

Sodium

b)

Calcium

c)

Mercury

d)

Hydrogen

19.

UP and DOWN columns on the periodic table are

a)

groups

b)

periods

20.

SIDE TO SIDE rows on the periodic table are

a)

groups

b)

periods

21.

Which elements have properties in common?

a)

elements in a group

b)

elements in a period

22.

The group number tells you the number of

a)

protons

b)

valence electrons

c)

energy levels

23.

The period number tells you the number of

a)

protons

b)

energy levels

c)

valence electrons

24.

How many protons does Lithium have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

7

25.

These elements are in a:

a)

group

b)

period

26.

Do these elements have properties in common?

a)

yes

b)

no

27.

Which elements are stable?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 8

c)

Group 18

28.

Which of these elements is a halogen?

a)

Iodine

b)

argon

c)

silver

d)

boron

29.
If an atom had the same properties as fluorine (F), it would probably be located in
a)
period 1.
b)
period 2.
c)
group 2.
d)
group 17.
30.

Period 6, Group 11

(a)  

31.

Period 4, Group 15

(a)  

32.

The period for Bromine is ___________.

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

33.
Beryllium is in group number______.
a)
Group 2
b)
Group 3
c)
Group 4
d)
Group 7
34.

What element is in group 2, period 6?

a)

Sr - Strontium

b)

Ba - Barium

c)

S - Sulfur

d)

O - Oxygen

35.

What are the elements in Group 1 known as?

(a)  

36.

Select the elements that are in Group 1.

a)

Potassium

b)

Calcium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Lithium

e)

Sodium

37.

The Group 1 elements are all very ____________.

a)

reactive

b)

unreactive

38.

Select the properties of the Group 1 elements.

a)

Silvery solids

b)

Very hard metals

c)

Very soft metals

d)

High density

e)

Low density

39.

The reactivity of the Group 1 elements ______________ as you go down the group.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

does not change

40.

Sodium is less reactive than which Group 1 elements?

a)

Lithium

b)

Potassium

c)

Rubidium

d)

Caesium

41.

The melting and boiling points of the Group 1 elements ______________ as you go down the group.

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

do not change

42.

Melting point (a)   as you go down the group of Group 1 elements

43.

P

(a)  

44.

Ar

(a)  

45.

From the table, Element Z is a ________

a)

Metal

b)

Non-metal

c)

Metalloid

46.

How does Chlorine make water safe to drink?

a)

.....tiny amounts destroy deadly bacteria

b)

.......flavors the water

c)

......gives the water and attractive blue color

d)

......gives the water a nice smell/aroma

47.

Match the group 7 element to its symbol;

Bromine →→→→→→ _____

a)

F

b)

Cl

c)

Br

d)

I

e)

At

48.

Page 66; Which of the following is true of group 7 elements?

a)

They are halogens

b)

They are non-metals

c)

They have low melting points

d)

They do not conduct electricity

e)

They are brittle solids at room temperature

49.

Research; Look up "uses of group 7 elements"

Which of the the group 1 elements are often used as disinfectants for purifying water, swimming pools, sterilizing surfaces.? (3 answers)

a)

Fluoride

b)

Chlorine

c)

Bromine

d)

Iodine

e)

Astatine

50.

A chemical reaction in which a more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from its compound is called a __________

a)

Displacement reaction

b)

Substitution reaction

c)

Replacement reaction

d)

Switching reaction

51.

How many electrons does Cl contain? (click to see image)

a)

17

b)

28

c)

35.45

d)

3

52.

The diagram shows a light bulb.

Why is argon used instead of air in the light bulb?

a)

Argon is a good conductor of electricity.

b)

Argon is more reactive than air.

c)

The filament glows more brightly.

d)

The filament does not react with the argon.

53.

The Halogens are found in which group number?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

0

54.

As you go down the group, how does the boiling point of the halogen elements change?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

They're all about the same

55.

Which halogens can displace bromide ions to make bromine?

a)

Fluorine and iodine.

b)

Fluorine and bromine.

c)

Fluorine and chlorine

d)

Chlorine and iodine.

56.

As you move down the group, halogens' reactivity...

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

doesn't change

d)

shows no trend.

57.
Which of these is not a noble gas?
a)
Helium
b)
Argon
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Krypton
58.
Another term for being chemically inactive is...
a)
Inert
b)
Inbert
c)
Insert
d)
Inmert
59.
Jenny asked her mum to buy a large balloon for her at the fair. When she got the balloon and let it go it floated up into the sky.
Why was this?
a)
the balloon was blown up by a strong wind
b)
the balloon contained helium gas
c)
the balloon contained carbon dioxide gas
60.
In which group would you find the Noble Gases?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8