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attempts to classify elements

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
2.

Which of the following elements is located in the same period of silicon 14Si

a)

11Na

b)

21Sc

c)

38Sr

d)

32Ge

3.

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

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

4.

The atomic number tells you what? READ THE ANSWERS CAREFULLY

a)

only the number of electrons

b)

only the number of protons

c)

only the number of neutrons

d)

the number of both electrons and protons in an atom.

5.

period

a)

Elements that occur in vertical columns on the periodic table.

b)

A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table

c)

Found in group two of the periodic table; highly reactive

d)

A subatomic particle that has a negative charge

6.

All elements in the same row have the same number of energy levels

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes

7.

Elements in the same group or column have the same ...

a)

no. of electrons in outermost

b)

no. of energy levels

c)

no. of protons

d)

Mass Number

8.

Elements in the same period or rows have the same ...

a)

no. of electrons in outermost

b)

no. of energy levels

c)

no. of protons

d)

Mass Number

9.
Which two elements have similar chemical properties? 
a)
Carbon and nitrogen
b)
Carbon and phosphorus 
c)
Carbon and Silicon 
d)
Carbon and aluminum 
10.

Mendeleev predicted that the spaces in his periodic table represented

a)

isotopes.

b)

radioactive elements.

c)

unstable elements.

d)

undiscovered elements.

11.

Mendeleev noticed that properties of elements usually repeated at regular intervals when the elements were arranged in order of increasing

a)

atomic number.

b)

density.

c)

reactivity.

d)

atomic weight.

12.

The chemical properties of calcium

(20 Ca) are similar to those of .......................

a)

19K

b)

12Mg

c)

25Mn

d)

3Li

13.

The element (12X) is located in ................. in the periodic table.

a)

period (2) and group (2A)

b)

period (2) and group (3A)

c)

period (3) and group (2A)

d)

period (3) and group (4A)

14.

The atomic number of an element that exists in group (7A) and period (2) is .........................

a)

12

b)

7

c)

9

d)

17

15.

The atomic number of an element that exists in group (3A) and period (3) is .........................

a)

12

b)

7

c)

13

d)

5

16.

The element whose atomic number (18) is .........................

a)

transition element

b)

inert gas

c)

metallic element

d)

halogen element

17.

In the periodic table, the elements which are similar in their properties and located in the same ................

a)

period

b)

group

c)

nucleus

d)

energy level

18.

Elements of d-block are arranged in ..................... groups.

a)

2

b)

5

c)

6

d)

10

19.

Elements of p-block are arranged in ..................... groups.

a)

2

b)

5

c)

6

d)

10

20.

The block which contains the group (1A) and (2A) in the periodic table is ......... block.

a)

s

b)

p

c)

d

d)

f

21.

The transition elements start to appear from the beginning of the ................. period.

a)

second

b)

third

c)

forth

d)

fifth

22.

The scientist, who discovered that the nucleus of atom contains positively charged protons is .............

a)

Bohr

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Rutherford

d)

Moseley

23.
The scientist who left vacancies in his table to be filled with suitable discovered elements in future is …….
a)
Mosely
b)
Rutherford
c)
Bohr
d)
Mendleev
24.
Mendleev classified the elements of each group into ………sub-groups
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
25.
The scientist ……….had discovered the main energy levels.
a)
Bohr
b)
Mendeleev
c)
Hofmann
d)
Mosely
26.
The number of energy levels in the heaviest known atom is……levels
a)
5
b)
7
c)
8
d)
10
27.
The number of known elements in the modern periodic table till now is……
a)
216
b)
118
c)
316
d)
16
28.
The number of elements which exists in nature is ………..
a)
29
b)
118
c)
92
d)
102
29.

In Mendeleev’s table,the properties of elements were repeated periodically by the beginning of each new (a)  

30.

positively charged particles found inside the nucleus of the atom (a)  

31.

The scientist  Mendeleev arranged the elements  ascendingly according to (a)  

32.

The number of elements in Mendeleev’s periodic table is …………. elements

a)

92

b)

118

c)

67

d)

76

33.

The chemical elements have been categorized in a table to ease its study????

a)

true

b)

false

34.

the modern periodic table is the first real table for classifying elements..........???

a)

true

b)

false

35.

the number of recorded elements in Mendeleev’s table is about 103 elements????

a)

true

b)

false

36.

Mendeleev’s discovered that the properties of elements were repeated periodically by the beginning of each new group????

a)

true

b)

false

37.

Mendeleev put more than one element in the same place like nickel and cobalt...????

a)

true

b)

false

38.

They are indicated by the letters K,L,M,N,O,P,Q??/

a)

energy levels

b)

energy sublevels

39.

In the modern periodic table, elements are classified in ascending order according to.........

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic weight

c)

the way of filling their energy sublevels

d)

number of neutrons

40.

Rutherford specified a place below the table for lanthanides and actinides elements

a)

True

b)

False

41.

--- discovered after studying x-rays

that the properties of elements are

related to their atomic numbers and

not their atomic weights.

a)

Bohr

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Rutherford

d)

Mosely

42.

The _________ indicates us how many electrons in outermost an element has.

a)

Group

b)

Period

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Element

43.

What group and period does this element belong in? *

a)

period 1 and group 3

b)

period 3 and group 1

c)

period 2 and group 3

d)

period 3 and group 2

44.

Atoms of elements in group 1 have ____________.

a)

one electron in their outermost energy level

b)

two electrons in their outermost energy level

c)

seven electrons in their outermost energy level

d)

eight electrons in their outermost energy level

45.

The atom of an element has electronic con-figuration 2, 8, 7. To which of the following elements would it be chemically similar?

a)

(a) N(7)

b)

(b) P(15)

c)

(c) Na(11)

d)

(d) F (9)

46.

The elements, which occupy the middle block (d) in the periodic table are called ________elements.

a)

transition

b)

alkali

c)

alkaline earth

d)

noble gases

47.

If the atomic number of an element is 15. so its group is located in _______ block.

a)

f

b)

d

c)

p

d)

s

48.

Lanthanides and actinides are located in the ______ block

a)

f

b)

d

c)

p

d)

s

49.

The atomic number of an element located in period (4) and group (2A) is ________

a)

4

b)

8

c)

12

d)

20

50.

Mendeleev discovered that the atomic weights of elements increase on moving from______ side of the table to the _____ side in horizontal rows .

a)

right - left

b)

left - right

c)

middle - left

d)

middle - right

51.

One advantage of Mendeleev's table is correcting the wrongly estimated ________ of some elements.

a)

atomic weight

b)

atomic number

c)

atomic radius

d)

none

52.

discovered that the periodic properties of elements are related to their atomic numbers

a)

mendleev

b)

mosly

c)

bohr

d)

faraday

53.

added inert gases to the periodic table.

a)

mendleev

b)

mosly

c)

bohr

d)

faraday