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Unit 4 Trends in the Periodic Table Study Guide

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The periodic table is organized by _________________

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Mass Number

c)

Average Atomic Mass

d)

Alphabetical Order

2.

The periodic table is broken into Rows and Columns.


The Rows are called _____

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

3.

The periodic table is broken into Rows and Columns.


The Columns are called _____

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

4.

What do you call the electrons that are the furthest away from the nucleus?

a)

Valence Electrons

b)

Exterior Electrons

c)

Outer Electrons

d)

Perimeter Electrons

5.

What is the largest group on the periodic table?

a)

Transition Metals

b)

Noble Gases

c)

Metalloids

d)

Alkaline Earth Metals

6.

Which of the following is NOT a metalloid?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Silicon

c)

Boron

d)

Arsenic

7.

Which of the following is a Nonmetal?

a)

Sulfur

b)

Gold

c)

Iron

d)

Calcium

8.

What is the name of the group that contains unreactive nonmetals, each with 8 valence electrons?

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Rare Earth Metals

9.

What is the name of the group that contains highly reactive metals, each with 1 valence electron?

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkali Metals

d)

Rare Earth Metals

10.

What is the name of the group that contains highly reactive nonmetals, each with 7 valence electrons?

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Metalloids

11.

What does the Atomic Number of an element represent?

a)

# of Protons

b)

# of Neutrons

c)

# of Electrons

d)

# of Neutrinos

12.

According to the Octet Rule, atoms of elements react with each other in order to attain ____ electrons in their outermost energy level or shell.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

e)

10

13.

Which of the following elements LOSES 1 electron in order to attain an octet?

a)

potassium

b)

calcium

c)

helium

d)

boron

e)

fluorine

14.

Which of the following elements GAINS 1 electron in order to attain an octet?

a)

sodium

b)

calcium

c)

helium

d)

boron

e)

chlorine

15.

Which of the following elements LOSES 2 electrons in order to attain an octet?

a)

lithium

b)

magnesium

c)

helium

d)

sulfur

e)

bromine

16.

Which of the following elements GAINS 2 electrons in order to attain an octet?

a)

cesium

b)

magnesium

c)

phosphorus

d)

sulfur

e)

iodine

17.

This could be the dot diagram of

a)

Mg

b)

Cl

c)

C

d)

O

18.

What is the goal of the Lewis Dot Structure?

a)

To determine the electron position.

b)

To show the element's valence electrons & bonding capabilities.

c)

To find the atomic mass of an element.

d)

To search for the number of electrons in an individual atom.

19.

How many valence electrons should Lithium have in its Lewis dot model?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

How many valence electrons should Magnesium have in its Lewis dot model?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

This is a correct dot diagram for nitrogen (N)

a)

true

b)

false

22.

This is a correct dot diagram for carbon (C)

a)

true

b)

false

23.

This is a correct dot diagram for neon (Ne)

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Which of these is correct?

a)
b)
c)
25.

As you move down a group, the atomic radius increases because -

a)

you add more and more neutrons

b)

you add more and more protons

c)

you add more and more shells (energy levels)

d)

you add more atomic mass

26.

As you move across the periodic table from left to right, the atomic radius decreases. This is because -

a)

the number of protons increases, so attraction to electrons increases

b)

the number of energy levels increases

c)

the number of electrons increases

d)

the atomic mass increases

27.

Which atom has the largest atomic radius in Period 4 (row 4)?

a)

K

b)

Kr

c)

Fe

d)

Fe

28.

Francium (Fr) has the lowest ionization energy in Group 1 because -

a)

It has the smallest number of valence electrons

b)

It has the greatest atomic mass

c)

It has the greatest number of protons, so it attracts its electrons the strongest

d)

Its one valence electron is very far from the nucleus, so little energy is needed to remove it

29.
The element with the smallest ionization energy in Period 6 is - 
a)
Rn
b)
Cs
c)
Os
d)
Tm
30.

All groups/families have similar 

a)

Names

b)

Atomic numbers

c)

Atomic masses

d)

Properties

31.

The atom with the largest atomic radius in Period 4 (row 4) is -

a)

K

b)

Kr

c)

Fe

32.

Arrange the following in order of increasing ionization energy: Strontium, Aluminum, Indium.

a)

Strontium, Indium, Aluminum

b)

Strontium, Aluminum, Indium

c)

Indium, Aluminum, Strontium

d)

Aluminum, Indium, Strontium

33.
Elements in the same column of the periodic table always have the same # of _______ as one another.
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
d)
Valence Electrons
34.
Ionization energy is...
a)
the energy required to add an electron to a specific atom
b)
how much energy it takes to remove an electron from an atom
c)
the energy required to shield the outer electrons from the nucleus
d)
a measure of the ability of an atom to attract electrons
35.
Which statement correctly and completely identifies a trend?
a)
Atomic radius decreases across a period and increases down a group.
b)
Electronegativity decreases across a period and decreases down a group.
c)
Ionization energy increases across a period and increases down a group.
d)
Ionic radius increases across a period and increases down a group.
36.

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.

37.

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

a)

they increase down a group.

b)

they decrease down a group.

38.

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.

39.

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

a)

they increase across a period.

b)

they decrease across a period.

40.

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.

41.

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

a)

they increase down a group.

b)

they decrease down a group.

42.

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.

43.
Negative ions are called
a)
Cations
b)
Electrons
c)
Anions
d)
Neutrons
44.
When an atom loses a valence electron, it becomes a(n) _____________ ion.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
d)
polyatomic
45.
When an atom LOSES an electron it is a
a)
cation
b)
anion
46.
What is the charge on a lithium atom that looses 1 electron?
a)
+1
b)
0
c)
-1
d)
-2
47.
What is an ion?
a)
A Charged Atom
b)
A Large Atom
c)
A Small Atom
d)
A Cute Atom
48.
Why are ions formed?
a)
To make our lives difficult
b)
Because atoms want 8 valence electrons
c)
Because atoms have the same number of protons and electrons
d)
Because atoms gained neutrons
49.

As you move from left to right across the second period of the periodic table:

a)

Atomic mass decreases

b)

Atomic radius increases

c)

Electronegativity decreases

d)

Ionization energy increases

50.

In a Bohr structure, how many electrons are in the third energy level for Sodium?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

11