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Chemistry Test Electrons TAPS 8B

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the periodic table what element is in group 9 period 4?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Magnesium

c)

Cobalt

d)

Sulfur

2.

According to the periodic table what element is in group 1 period 1?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Manganese

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

3.

What two elements are in the same Period?

a)

K - Potassium and Na - Sodium

b)

Li - Lithium and Mg - Magnesium

c)

B - Boron and C - Carbon

d)

Zn - Zinc and N - Nitrogen

4.

A _________ goes side to side on the periodic table.

a)

Group

b)

Period

5.

A __________ goes up and down on the periodic table.

a)

Group

b)

Period

6.

The _________ tells us how many valence electrons an element has.

a)

Group

b)

Period

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Element

7.

There are_______ periods and _________ groups in the periodic table.

a)

8, 7

b)

18, 7

c)

15, 10

d)

7, 18

8.

How many valence electrons does this atom have?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

9.

How many energy shells does Fe - Iron have?

a)

26

b)

2

c)

4

d)

55

10.

How many valence electrons does Helium have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

11.

How many valence electrons does Aluminum have?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

12.

How many valence electrons does this atom have?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

13.

The atoms on the right of the staircase are called

a)

metalloids

b)

non-metals

c)

metals

d)

noble gases

14.

Elements which are dull, brittle, and poor conductors of electricity and heat are called...

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

15.

Found in group 18 of the periodic table; non-reactive nonmetals

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

16.
A vertical column is called...
a)
group
b)
tower
c)
period
d)
crew
17.
The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
chemical symbol
d)
element name
18.
The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
Chemical Symbol
d)
Element Name
19.
Sodium (Na) is found in group 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.

Which element would have similar chemical properties to Oxygen (O)?

a)

Beryllium (Be)

b)

Sulfur (S)

c)

Nitrogen (N)

d)

Molybdenum (Mo)

21.

The Periodic Table is a catalog of the different types of

a)

atoms or elements

b)

electrons

c)

neutrons

d)

compounds

22.

How did Chemists begin the process of organizing elements?

a)

They assigned them in order as they were discovered.

b)

They looked at the subatomic particles of the elements found and organized them in increasing order.

c)

They used properties of the elements to sort them into groups.

d)

There was not an order until after the year 1700 since they could not yet identify all of the elements.

23.

What property did Mendeleev use to organize his periodic table?

a)

increasing atomic number

b)

increasing atomic mass

c)

increasing electron number/# of orbitals

d)

increasing size

24.

What problems did Mendeleev have with organizing the entire Periodic Table?

a)

A. Not all of the the elements had been discovered yet.

b)

B. He had not yet finished his scientific studies and was unaware of how to organize the elements.

c)

C. He was unaware of subatomic particles and they behave.

d)

Options A and B

e)

Options A and C

25.

How are elements arranged in the modern periodic table?

a)

increasing atomic number

b)

increasing atomic mass

c)

increasing electron number/# of orbitals

d)

increasing size

26.

The trend seen in the periodic table for proton number is:

a)

they increase across a period.

b)

they decrease across a period.

27.

The trend seen in the periodic table for electron number (in neutral atoms) is:

a)

they increase across a period.

b)

they decrease across a period.

28.

The trend seen in the periodic table for energy level number is:

a)

they increase down a group.

b)

they decrease down a group.

29.

The trend seen in the periodic table for valence electron number is:

a)

they increase across a period and match the group number.

b)

they decrease across a period and match the group number.

c)

they increase across a period and match the period number.

d)

they decrease across a period and match the period number.

30.

The relationship of the Alien Periodic Table Activity to the actual periodic table is

a)

that trends or patterns can be seen going across the table.

b)

that trends or patterns can be seen going down the table.

c)

that trends or patterns can be seen both going across and down the table.

d)

There is actually no relationship between the 2.

31.

Which of the following subshells holds the least electrons?

a)

s

b)

p

c)

d

d)

f

32.

Which of the following subshells holds the most electrons?

a)

s

b)

p

c)

d

d)

f

33.

Which element has the following electron configuration:


1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2

a)

Mg

b)

Al

c)

Si

d)

P

34.

What is the correct electron configuration for strontium (Sr)?

a)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1

b)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2

c)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 5s2

d)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2

35.

What is the correct condensed electron configuration for the ion Ca2+?

a)

[Ar]

b)

[Ar] 4s2

c)

[Kr]

d)

[Kr] 4s2

36.
What is the electronic configuration of sodium?
a)
1s22s22p63s1
b)
[Ne]3s1
c)
1s22s22p7
d)
Both A and B are correct
37.
How many electron can be found in a p orbital?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
38.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s22s22p63s2
a)
Neon
b)
Magnesium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Potassium
39.
What is the electron configuration for this atom?
a)
1s22s22p6
b)
1s22s22p5
c)
1s22s22p3
d)
2s22p3
40.

The highest energy sub level in Boron is...

a)

1s2

b)

2s2

c)

2p1

41.

Check all of the following that could actually exist in a correctly written electron configuration.

a)

4s3

b)

3p4

c)

2p8

d)

6d3

e)

1s1

42.

The orbital that fills AFTER 6s is

(a)  

43.

Identify the element with this electron configuration: [Ne] 3s1

(a)  

44.

Identify the element with this electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p5

(a)  

45.

Identify the element with this electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2

(a)  

46.

What's the atomic number?

a)

2

b)

4.003

c)

He

d)

Helium

47.

Which one is NOT a subatomic particle?

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

megatron

48.

Electrons have a _____ charge.

a)

neutral

b)

negative

c)

positive

49.

Where are protons and neutrons found?

a)

nucleus

b)

electron cloud

c)

everywhere

d)

nowhere

50.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
51.
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
52.

Valence electrons are important because they determine:

a)

The atomic mass of an element

b)

The chemical reactivity and bonding of an element

c)

The number of neutrons in an atom

d)

The stability of the nucleus

53.

Which number of electrons are NOT permitted in the second energy shell?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

10

d)

6

54.

True or false?

"Electrons can fill the second energy shell before fulfilling the first energy shell."

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Depends

55.

According to Bohr's Model, how many electrons can the first energy level/shell hold?

(a)  

56.

What concept did Bohr introduce regarding electron energy levels?

a)

Electrons are stationary and do not occupy levels.

b)

Electrons only occupy energy levels in pairs.

c)

Electrons occupy quantized energy levels.

d)

Electrons can exist in any energy level.

57.

How do electrons transition between energy levels in Bohr's model?

a)

Electrons transition by colliding with other particles.

b)

Electrons transition by absorbing or emitting photons corresponding to energy level differences.

c)

Electrons transition by moving in circular orbits without energy change.

d)

Electrons transition by changing their mass.

58.

Which element is this?

a)

Nickel

b)

Neon

c)

Sodium

d)

Nitrogen

59.
What element is represented in this Bohr Model?
a)
Beryllium
b)
Boron
c)
Barium
d)
Bromine
60.

How many electrons can the 3rd energy level hold?

a)

1

b)

18

c)

16

d)

2

61.

Neils Bohr's atomic theory is similar to the concept of the

a)

solar system

b)

circles with dots

c)

spinning wheel

d)

None of the above

62.
This is the correct dot diagram for sodium (Na)
a)
true
b)
false
63.
This is a correct dot diagram for oxygen (O)
a)
true
b)
false
64.
This is a correct dot diagram for fluorine (F)
a)
true
b)
false
65.
This is the correct dot diagram for nitrogen (N)
a)
true
b)
false
66.
This is a correct dot diagram for nitrogen (N)
a)
true
b)
false
67.
This is a correct dot diagram for magnesium (Mg)
a)
true
b)
false
68.
This is a correct dot diagram for neon (Ne)
a)
true
b)
false
69.
This is a correct dot diagram for carbon (C)
a)
true
b)
false
70.
According to the octet rule most elements need _______ valence electrons.
a)
2
b)
8
c)
6
d)
18
71.
What is the correct formula for this molecule?
a)
Si4F
b)
SiF4
c)
SiF
d)
Si4F4
72.

Match the following

a)

Alkali Metals

1.

1 valence electron and very reactive

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

2.

2 valence electrons and very reactive

c)

Halogens

3.

7 valence electrons & highly reactive

d)

Noble Gases

4.

8 valence and completely unreactive

e)

Transitional metals

5.

Industrial materials, the 'd' block,

73.

Which is NOT a way the periodic table gets organized?

a)

alphabetic order

b)

solid, liquid, gas

c)

metal, non-metal, metalloid

d)

natural, synthetic

74.

Write the electron configuration for Hydrogen and for Chlorine. What are their characteristics? and would they want to Bond for stability? Why or why not?

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