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Chemistry Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What characteristics does Xenon (Xe) have?

a)

Reacts with halogen gases to form compounds

b)

Chemically inert and does not react

c)

Highly reactive and reacts with metals to form salts

d)

Radioactive

2.

What characteristics does Sodium (Na) have?

a)

Very stable and used for jewelry

b)

Located in the f block

c)

Low density and can be cut with a knife

d)

All of the above

3.

Which element is most similar in behavior to magnesium?

a)

chlorine

b)

calcium

c)

sodium

d)

sulfur

4.

What do the following elements have in common? Na, Al, P, Ar

a)

They are all metals

b)

They are all non-metals

c)

They are all noble gases

d)

They are all elements in the same period

5.

Where are the gaseous elements located?

a)

s-block

b)

p-block

c)

f-block

d)

d-block

6.

The Phosphorus ion P³⁻ has how many electrons?

a)

12

b)

15

c)

18

d)

20

7.

Which of the following has the correct order for ion radius size?

a)

Mg > Mg²⁺ > Mg⁺

b)

Mg > Mg⁺ > Mg²⁺

c)

Mg⁺ > Mg²⁺ > Mg

d)

Mg²⁺ > Mg⁺ > Mg

8.

What is D labeling on the diagram to the right?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Orbital

c)

Frequency

d)

Amplitude

9.

What energy level does (F) have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Which of the following is the correct order of decreasing energy?

a)

Visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, UV

b)

Visible light, gamma rays, radio waves, UV

c)

UV, radio waves, gamma rays, Visible light

d)

Gamma rays, UV light, visible light, radio waves

11.

Which visible light has the lowest energy?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Blue

12.

Which one of the following would be a Bohr model showing the release of violet light?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

When sulfur ionizes, it gains 2 electrons. The ion's electron configuration is the same as

a)

a) He

b)

b) Si

c)

c) Cl

d)

d) Ar

14.

Which of the following would be an impossible electron configuration?

a)

a) 3p⁸

b)

b) 5p⁴

c)

c) 4f⁵

d)

d) 2s¹

15.

Which of the following would have the highest energy?

a)

a) 1s

b)

b) 2s

c)

c) 3p

d)

d) 4p

16.

Why does atomic size increase as you move down a column on the periodic table?

a)

The elements have increasing energy levels and increased distance between the valence electrons and protons

b)

The elements are decreasing energy levels and decreased distance between the valence electrons and protons

c)

The elements have increased effective nuclear charge

d)

The elements have decreased effective nuclear charge

17.

Which of the following would have the smallest atomic radius?

a)

I

b)

Ca

c)

Be

d)

S

18.

Which of the following would have the largest atomic radius?

a)

Ba

b)

Na

c)

He

d)

Se

19.

Which would have the highest electronegativity?

a)

F

b)

Cs

c)

Cl

d)

Xe

20.

Which will have a stronger attractive force between their outermost electron(s) and the nucleus?

1.) Ba or Ca

2.) Cu or Cr

3.) Ar or Xe

a)

1.) Ca

2.) Cu

3. ) Ar

b)

1.) Ba

2.) Cu

2.) Ar

c)

1.) Ca

2.) Cr

3.) Xe

21.

Why is atomic radius measured as half the distance between the nuclei of two atoms of the same element?

a)

Because the nuclei of the atoms do not move while the electrons do

b)

Because this is a less accurate way to measure the atomic radius

c)

Because the electrons are stationary and can be measured directly

d)

Because the valence electron shell shields the inner core electrons

22.

Why do atoms with higher energy level increase in size even though atomic number also increases?

a)

Because the distance between the nuclei and the valence electrons decrease

b)

Because of increased nuclear charge of the protons

c)

Because the shielding effect occurs where the inner electrons block the valence electrons

d)

Because the number of electrons is greater than the number of protons.

23.

The atom with the largest atomic radius in Group 18 is

a)

Ar

b)

Kr

c)

Xe

d)

Rn

24.

As atomic radius decreases, ionization energy

a)

Increases because the electrons are pulled closer to the nucleus

b)

Increases because the electrons are moving further from the nucleus

c)

Decreases because the electrons are pulled closer to the nucleus

d)

Decreases because the electrons are moving further from the nucleus

25.

Mia is learning about chemistry and wonders why atoms with a larger atomic radius have a low electronegativity. Can you help her understand?

a)

Because there is increased number of protons in the nucleus pulling on the electrons

b)

Because there is decreased number of protons in the nucleus pulling on the electrons

c)

Because the electrons are close to the nucleus and therefore have more Coulombic attraction to the nucleus

d)

Because the electrons are far from the nucleus and therefore have less Coulombic attraction to the nucleus

26.

Based on what you know about ions, all of the following are correct except

a)

Li⁺

b)

K⁺

c)

S²+

d)

Ca²⁺

27.

As you move down a group, shielding

a)

increases because there are more orbitals and therefore more electrons

b)

decreases because the atomic radius increases

c)

increases because there are more protons

d)

stays constant because the number of valence electron number stays the same

28.

Use the emission-line spectra of the known elements to identify the unknown element.

a)

hydrogen

b)

helium

c)

neon

d)

mercury

29.

Arrange the following elements in order of decreasing atomic radii: Li, Cs, Mg, Na, K

a)

Li, Mg, Na, K, Cs

b)

Cs, K, Na, Mg, Li

c)

Mg, Li, Na, Cs, K

d)

K, Cs, Na, Li, Mg

30.

What is the lowest possible energy level that an electron can occupy?

a)

Lower energy level

b)

Ground State

c)

Excited State 

d)

Depressive State

31.
According to the Bohr Model, electrons are only found in specific orbits around the nucleus called __________________________
a)
Energy Levels
b)
Electron Lanes
c)
Electron Places
d)
Atomic Mass
32.

When atoms _____________ energy, their electrons move to higher energy levels. These electrons _____________ energy by emitting light when they return to lower energy levels.

a)

lose, absorb

b)

absorb, lose

c)

lose, lose

d)

absorb, absorb

33.

Emission spectra emitted by an element (or compound) will produce ___ through a spectroscope.

a)

discrete bright lines

b)

a continuous rainbow

c)

dark lines

d)

white light

34.
For an electron to change from ground state to an excited stated it must...
a)
Absorb energy
b)
Release energy
35.

λ and ν are:

a)

inversely proportional

b)

directly proportional

c)

they are proportional in 10 different ways

d)

they are proportional in 20 differentways

36.

Which principle explains that electrons fill each orbital in a subshell singly before pairing up?

a)

Pauli exclusion principle

b)

Hund's rule

c)

Aufbau principle

d)

None of the above

37.

Who proposed that electrons are only found in specific, discrete circular orbits around the nucleus?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Erwin Schrodinger

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

Niels Bohr

38.

Which principle explains that electrons will occupy the lowest available energy state before moving to higher states?

a)

Pauli exclusion principle

b)

Hund's rule

c)

Aufbau Principle

d)

None of the above

39.
What is incorrect about this orbital diagram?
a)
Both arrows in the 2p box should be pointing up
b)
There is nothing incorrect with this diagram
c)
In the 2p box there should only be 1 electron in the first 2p box and one in the 2nd 2p box
d)
All the arrows should be pointing up.
40.
Which is the electron configuration for an oxygen atom?
a)
1s22s22p63s23p64s2
b)
1s22s22p4
c)
1s22s22p6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p6
41.
What is this element? 
1s22s22p63s23p6
4s23d104p6
a)
Argon
b)
Krypton
c)
Selenium
d)
Bromide
42.
Which element is pictured?
a)
neon
b)
fluorine
c)
magnesium
d)
argon
43.

What element is represented in this Bohr Model?

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Aluminum

d)

Lithium

44.
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
45.

On the periodic table, Periods are

a)

Horizontal rows

b)

Vertical columns

46.

How many energy levels in this element?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

6

d)

3

47.

Who arranged the known elements into horizontal rows of increasing atomic mass leaving gaps for as yet undiscovered elements?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

Meyer

c)

Newlands

d)

Moseley

48.

In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

valence electrons

d)

number of isotopes

49.
A rule that states that repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic number of the elements is the _________.
a)
periodic law
b)
alkaline-earth metals
c)
actinide
d)
group rule
50.

Elements in the same group have similar ?

a)

physical and chemical properties

b)

atomic numbers

c)

neutron counts

d)

mass numbers