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Periodic Table

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest part/unit of matter?

a)

Atom

b)

Electron

c)

Proton

d)

Nucleus

2.

What is a negatively charged particle that is found around the outside of the nucleus?

a)

Atom

b)

Electron

c)

Proton

d)

Neutron

3.

What is a particle that has no charge and is found in the nucleus?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Electron

c)

Proton

d)

Neutron

4.

What is a valence electron?

a)

A particle that is involved in the transfer/sharing of electrons.

b)

A particle that is negatively charged and is found outside the nucleus of an atom.

c)

A particle that collides with an electron to create an entirely new element.

d)

A particle that is found on the electron cloud level closet to the nucleus.

5.

What is a chemical bond?

a)

The force that holds two atoms together.

b)

The center of an atom that holds neutrons and protons.

c)

A collection of one or two letters representing an element.

d)

A particle that is found on the electron cloud level farthest to the nucleus.

6.

What is a proton?

a)

A positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom.

b)

A neutrally charged particle in the nucleus of an atom.

c)

A negatively charged particle outside the nucleus of an atom.

d)

A particle that is found on the electron cloud level farthest to the nucleus.

7.

What is a collection of two or more atoms of different elements that are chemically combined?

a)

Molecule

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chemical bond

d)

Mendeleev

8.

What is a chart of the elements showing the repeating pattern of their properties?

a)

Chemical Table

b)

Atomic Table

c)

Periodic Table

d)

Mendeleev Table

9.

Who set up the first periodic table by increasing atomic mass?

a)

Euclid

b)

Your Mom

c)

Butov

d)

Mendeleev

10.

What is the center of the atom that contains protons and neutrons?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron Cloud

d)

Chemical Bond

11.

How do you find the atomic number?

a)

Find the number of protons/neutrons

b)

Find the number of protons/electrons

c)

Find the number of electrons/neutrons

12.

What is a chemical symbol?

a)

One or two letters representing an element

b)

A shorter, easier way to show chemical reaction

c)

The center of an atom that contains protons and neutrons

d)

The force that bonds two atoms

13.

Checkpoint! Draw whatever you want.

14.

A group/family has similar characteristics on the periodic table. Which way do they go?

a)

Up and Down

b)

Left and Right

15.

Periods do not have similar characteristics on the periodic table. Which way do they go?

a)

Up and Down

b)

Left and Right

16.

Atomic Number = 6

Protons = 6

Neutrons = 11

Electrons = ?

Atomic Mass = 17

a)

6

b)

11

c)

5

d)

17

17.

Atomic Number = 7

Protons = 7

Neutrons = ?

Electrons = 7

Atomic Mass = 26

a)

19

b)

7

c)

26

d)

33

18.

Atomic Number = 20

Protons = 20

Neutrons = 46

Electrons = 20

Atomic Mass = ?

a)

66

b)

26

c)

20

d)

46

19.

Atomic Number = ?

Protons = 1

Neutrons = 0

Electrons = 1

Atomic Mass = 1

a)

1

b)

0

c)

2

d)

3

20.

Atomic Number = ?

Protons = 23

Neutrons = 46

Electrons = ?

Atomic Mass = 69

a)

23

b)

46

c)

69

d)

14

21.

Atomic Number = ?

Protons = 16

Neutrons = 108

Electrons = ?

Atomic Mass = 124

a)

16

b)

108

c)

124

d)

140

22.

What particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

23.

What particles are found outside the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

24.

Valence electrons are found on the ________ level on the electron cloud.

a)

last

b)

middle

c)

first

d)

second

25.

Try drawing an atom. Put 5 protons and 6 neutrons in the middle. Put 5 electrons on the outside. Make sure to include the charge of the particles, and draw them as circles.