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Exit Ticket: Valence Electrons & Atomic Radius

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
2.

How many electrons go in the first shell (ring) ?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

4

d)

2

3.

This is a Bohr Diagram of Aluminum. How many valence electrons does Aluminum have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

4.

How many valence electrons does Tin (Sn) have?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

5

d)

4

5.
What is a valence electron?
a)
an electron that is found in the outermost shell of an atom. 
b)
an electron found in the innermost shell of an atom.
c)
an electron found in the middle shell.
6.

Which element is this?

a)

Nickel

b)

Neon

c)

Sodium

d)

Nitrogen

7.

Name this element.

a)

Argon

b)

Chlorine

c)

Aluminum

d)

Boron

8.

Name this element.

a)

Neon

b)

Magnesium

c)

Sodium

d)

Manganese

9.

How many valence electrons does carbon have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

10.
a)
2
b)
8
c)
3
d)
13
11.

How many valence electrons does Helium Have?

a)

1 Valence electron

b)

2 Valence electron

c)

3 Valence electron

d)

4 Valence electron

e)

5 Valence electron

12.

What group does this element belong to?

a)

15

b)

16

c)

17

d)

18

13.

Within periods on the periodic table: Size decreases as you go down a group

a)

Flase

b)

True

14.

As you move ______ a group, more energy levels are added, which increases the size of the atom

a)

down

b)

up

c)

diagonal

d)

away

15.

Which element's atom is larger? Nitrogen or Phosphorus?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Phosphorus

16.

Which element's atom is the smallest?

a)

Rhodium

b)

Silver

c)

Cadmium

d)

Tin

17.

Which of these best explains the reasoning behind the trend that as you go across a period, size decreases?

a)

As you go across a period, more energy levels are added, which shrinks the atom.

b)

The added electrons in the nucleus give the atom a negative charge, which shrinks the atom.

c)

The added protons in the nucleus pull the electrons closer to them, which shrinks the atom.

d)

All of the above

18.

Which order is correct from largest to smallest atomic radius?

a)

Thallium, Indium, Gallium, Boron

b)

Boron, Thallium, Indium, Gallium

c)

Boron, Gallium, Indium, Thallium

d)

Thallium, Gallium, Indium, Boron