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Periodic Table and Atomic Structure

Total questions: 123

Worksheet time: 7hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The word "periodic" in periodic table refers to...
a)
a regular, repeating pattern
b)
organization of elements
c)
columns of elements
d)
increasing numbers of protons
2.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups or families

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

3.

What are the horizontal rows (left and right) in the periodic table called?

a)

Families

b)

Groups

c)

Periods

d)

Orbitals

4.

All the elements that are blue and to the left of the staircase are called...

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

noble gases

5.

All the elements that are yellow and to the right of the staircase are called...

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

noble gases

6.

All the elements that are in red and that make up the staircase are called...

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

noble gases

7.

Which of the following elements is in group or family 2?

a)

K

b)

Cs

c)

O

d)

Ca

8.

Which of the following elements is in period 2?

a)

K

b)

H

c)

O

d)

Ca

9.

Helium, neon, argon and krypton are all elements in column 18 and are called the noble gas family. How are these elements grouped? (Select all that apply)

a)

their atomic number

b)

they are all metals

c)

they react in similar ways

d)

they have similar atomic masses

e)

they have the same number of valence electrons

10.

All of the noble gases have similar properties. Which element has similar chemical properties of the noble gas Argon (Ar)?

a)

Iodine

b)

Oxygen

c)

Fluorine

d)

Xenon

11.

Which of the following elements would have similar chemical properties to that of Chlorine (Cl)?

a)

Bromine (Br)

b)

Neon (Ne)

c)

Carbon (C)

d)

Oxygen (O)

12.

Which of the following elements are Halogens? (Select all that apply)

a)

Iodine (I)

b)

Fluorine (F)

c)

Chlorine (Cl)

d)

Sodium (Na)

e)

Potassium (K)

13.

Which of the following elements are Group 1 Alkali Metals? (Select all that apply)

a)

Iodine (I)

b)

Fluorine (F)

c)

Chlorine (Cl)

d)

Sodium (Na)

e)

Potassium (K)

14.

How many valence electrons do all of the Group 1 Alkali Metals have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

7

e)

8

15.

How many valence electrons do all of the Group 2 Alkaline Earth Metals have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

7

e)

8

16.

Which of the following elements are Group 2 Alkaline Eath Metals? (Select all that apply)

a)

Calcium (Ca)

b)

Beryllium (Be)

c)

Magnesium (Mg)

d)

Neon (Ne)

e)

Krypton (Kr)

17.

Which of the following elements are Group 18 Noble Gases? (Select all that apply)

a)

Calcium (Ca)

b)

Beryllium (Be)

c)

Magnesium (Mg)

d)

Neon (Ne)

e)

Krypton (Kr)

18.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
c)

Protons

d)

Ions

19.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
c)

Isotopes

d)

Electrons

20.

Where is a Valence electron located?

a)

The innermost shell

b)

The nucleus

c)

The outmost shell

21.
a)
2
b)
8
c)
3
d)
13
22.
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
23.
a)
12
b)
7
c)
8
d)
14
24.
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
25.

Is this the correct Lewis Dot Structure for Boron?

a)

Yes

b)

No, missing electrons

c)

No, too many electrons

d)

No, dots are in wrong place.

26.

Is this correct way to draw the Lewis Dot Structure for Carbon?

a)

Yes

b)

No, too many electrons

c)

No, not enough electrons

d)

No, dots are in wrong places

27.

This is a correct dot diagram for carbon (C)

a)

true

b)

false

28.

Which of these is incorrect?

a)
b)
29.

This is a correct dot diagram for oxygen (O)

a)

true

b)

false

30.
This could be the dot diagram of 
a)
Ne
b)
Si
c)
Al
d)
Be
31.

The outer most electrons are called...

a)

valence electrons

b)

heavy electrons

c)

emission electrons

d)

Excited electrons

32.

Ba

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

33.

Na

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

34.

Francium

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

35.

Calcium

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

36.

Atomic # 4

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

37.

Atomic # 55

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

38.

Atomic # 37

a)

Aluminum

b)

Vanadium

c)

Rubidium

d)

Xenon

39.

Atomic # 23

a)

Aluminum

b)

Vanadium

c)

Rubidium

d)

Xenon

40.

In

a)

Iodine

b)

Lithium

c)

Indium

d)

Titanium

41.

Ti

a)

Iodine

b)

Lithium

c)

Indium

d)

Titanium

42.

K

a)

Cesium

b)

Krypton

c)

Potassium

d)

Titanium

43.

C

a)

Cesium

b)

Calcium

c)

Carbon

d)

Cerium

44.

These elements divide the metals from the nonmetals on the Periodic Table. The elements are B, S, Ge, As, Sb, Te & At

a)

metalloids

b)

transition metals

c)

halogens

d)

alkali metals

45.
All elements in the same group have the same number of ___.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
atomic mass units
d)
valence electrons
46.
What is the atomic number?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
47.
What is the atomic number of this nucleus?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
7
48.
What is the atomic number of this atom?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
9
d)
none of the above
49.
What is the atomic number of this atom?
a)
9
b)
10
c)
19
d)
27
50.
What is the atomic number of this atom?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
none of the above
51.
Which particle has a positive charge?
a)
electron
b)
orbital
c)
proton
d)
neutron
52.
This particle determines what element you have - the elements identity.
a)
electron
b)
proton
c)
neutron
d)
valence shell
53.
The atomic number tells you what?
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
54.

The atomic number of Lithium (Li) is

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

55.

The atomic number of Nitrogen (N) is

a)

7

b)

6

c)

8

d)

9

56.

The atomic number of Cobalt (Co) is

a)

27

b)

26

c)

25

d)

24

57.
What is the mass number defined as?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
58.
What is the atomic number?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
59.

What is the atomic number of Barium, Ba? (enlarge the periodic table)

a)

20

b)

38

c)

56

d)

88

60.

What is the atomic number of Nickel? (enlarge the periodic table)

a)

110

b)

28

c)

46

d)

78

61.

How many protons are in a sodium atom, Na? (tap to enlarge the periodic table)

a)

Sodium has 1 proton.

b)

Sodium has 3 protons.

c)

Sodium has 11 protons

62.

An element has the mass number 12 and atomic number 6. The number of neutrons in it is:

a)

6

b)

10

c)

4

d)

8

63.

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge in the atom?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

quark

64.

If an atom has 10 electrons, how many protons does it have?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

10

d)

5

65.

How many electrons are in an atom with an atomic number of 50?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

50

d)

2

66.
Oxygen has 8 protons. What is oxygen's atomic number?
a)
16
b)
8
c)
15.999
d)
0
67.

Ba

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

68.

Na

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

69.

Francium

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

70.

Calcium

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

71.

Atomic # 4

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

72.

Atomic # 55

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

73.

Atomic # 54

a)

Aluminum

b)

Vanadium

c)

Rubidium

d)

Xenon

74.

Atomic # 23

a)

Aluminum

b)

Vanadium

c)

Rubidium

d)

Xenon

75.

Atomic # 37

a)

Aluminum

b)

Vanadium

c)

Rubidium

d)

Xenon

76.

K

a)

Cesium

b)

Krypton

c)

Potassium

d)

Titanium

77.

Ce

a)

Cesium

b)

Calcium

c)

Carbon

d)

Cerium

78.

Ca

a)

Cesium

b)

Calcium

c)

Carbon

d)

Cerium

79.

Ba

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

80.

Na

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Metal

c)

Transition Metal

d)

Basic Metal

81.
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
a)
K and Na
b)
K and Ca
c)
K and Cl
d)
K and S
82.
Lithium (Li) is part of the _ family.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
Noble gases
83.
Chlorine (Cl) is part of the _ family.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens 
d)
noble gases
84.
Magnesium (Mg) is part of the _ family.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
85.

This family is group 2 on the Periodic Table of the Elements.

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

86.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the halogens.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

87.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the noble gases.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

88.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the metalloids.

a)

bright yellow

b)

gold

c)

teal

d)

light blue

89.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the alkaline earth metals.

a)

orange

b)

yellow

c)

black

d)

light blue

90.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the alkaline earth metals.

a)

orange

b)

yellow

c)

black

d)

light blue

91.
How many energy shells does Barium (Ba) have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
6
92.

Which of the following elements is in the Halogen family?

a)

Sodium

b)

Fluorine

c)

Neon

d)

Silicon

93.

Which element in the Halogen family has the largest atomic number?

a)

Fr

b)

Ra

c)

At

d)

Ts

94.

Each row on the periodic table represents:

a)

an energy level

b)

a sublevel

c)

an electron

d)

an orbital

95.
How many electrons can the first energy level hold?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
0
96.
What's a valence electron?
a)
electrons in the second energy level
b)
electrons in the outermost energy level
c)
the atomic number
d)
electrons in the first level
97.

Which scientist described a positively charged core (“nucleus”) in the middle of a lot of empty space?

a)

Chadwick

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

98.

Which scientist described an atom made of a solid positively charged substance with electrons dispersed throughout it?

a)

Chadwick

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

99.

Which scientist developed the model of the atom shown?

a)

Chadwick

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

100.

Which scientist developed the model of the atom shown?

a)

Chadwick

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

101.

According to the modern concept of the atom, which are located in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

electrons and protons

b)

protons only

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

protons and neutrons

102.

The concept that matter was composed of tiny indivisible particles was originally given by ______________________.

a)

Democritus

b)

Dalton

c)

Thomson

d)

Bohr

103.

A ____________________ is a subatomic particle that has mass nearly equal to that of a proton, but it carries no electrical charge.

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

104.

__________________believed that matter is made up of tiny individual particles he called "atomos".

a)

Democritus

b)

Rutherford

c)

Thomson

d)

Chadwick

105.

What is the correct order of scientists in order of their work related to the atomic theory from earliest to most recent?

a)

Neils Bohr, Ernest Rutherford, JJ Thomson, John Dalton, & Democritus

b)

JJ Thomson, John Dalton, Neils Bohr, Ernest Rutherford, & Democritus

c)

Democritus, John Dalton, JJ Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, and Neils Bohr

d)

John Dalton, Neils Bohr, JJ Thomson, Democritus, & Ernest Rutherford

106.

Who discovered that atoms are mostly empty space?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

107.

Who proposed that electrons move around the nucleus in circular orbits?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

108.
This was the first model of the atom ever proposed. It was simple and described atoms as tiny spheres that could not be broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
Democritus's model of the atom
b)
The "Plum Pudding Model" of the atom
c)
The "Rutherford Model" of the atom
d)
The "Quantum Mechanical Model" of the atom
109.
This model was developed after J.J. Thompson discovered electrons, a particle smaller than an atom. Is shows electrons floating freely in a positive space.
a)
The "Plum Pudding Model" of the atom
b)
The "Rutherford Model" of the atom
c)
Democritus's model of the atom
d)
The "Quantum Mechanical Model" of the atom
110.
In the gold foil experiment, most of the positively charged alpha particles passed through the gold foil, but some were deflected or bounced back.  What did we conclude because of this?  
a)
Atoms are small indivisible spheres
b)
Atoms are mostly empty space with a small, dense, positive center
c)
Atoms have negatively charged particles which orbit the nucleus
d)
Light is a wave, not a particle
111.
Discovered the nucleus
a)
Democritus
b)
Robert Millikan
c)
James Chadwick
d)
Ernest Rutherford
112.
One of the Dalton's conclusions concerning his atomic theory was that all the atoms of the same element are ___.
a)
the same
b)
different
c)
combined
d)
reacted
113.
What is the name of this element?
a)
Lithium
b)
Boron
c)
Carbon
d)
Neon
114.

Which element does this atom represent?

a)
Beryllium
b)
Boron
c)
Barium
d)
Bromine
115.
An element with a mass number of 11 and an atomic number of 5 has how many neutrons?
a)
11
b)
5
c)
6
d)
16
116.

What is the maximum number of electrons that can be found in the first shell?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

117.
This model added on to previous models by showing electrons existed at certain "energy levels". However it does not accurately show what those levels look like.
a)
The "Bohr Model" of the atom
b)
The "Rutherford Model" of the atom
c)
The "Plumb Pudding Model" of the atom
d)
The "Quantum Mechanical Model" of the atom
118.

Name this element.

a)

Neon

b)

Magnesium

c)

Sodium

d)

Manganese

119.

How many valence electrons?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

120.

On the periodic table, Groups are

a)

Horizontal rows

b)

Vertical columns

121.

On the periodic table, Periods are

a)

Horizontal rows

b)

Vertical columns

122.

What is a valence electron?

a)

Electrons in the first energy shell

b)

Electrons in the second energy shell

c)

Electrons in the outer shell

d)

Total number of electrons

123.

The innermost energy level has a maximum of how many electrons?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

d)

8

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