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Organizing The Elements/ Periodic Table Basics

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Mendeleev arrange his periodic table?

a)

By increasing atomic number

b)

By increasing atomic mass

c)

By alphabetical order

d)

By density

2.

What are the rows called on the periodic table?

a)

Groups

b)

Periods

c)

Columns

d)

Families

3.

What is the name of the vertical columns on the periodic table?

a)

Periods

b)

Rows

c)

Groups

d)

Levels

4.

What is the significance of the vertical columns, or groups, on the periodic table?

a)

They indicate elements with similar atomic masses

b)

They indicate elements with similar chemical properties

c)

They indicate elements with the same atomic number

d)

They indicate elements with the same number of electron shells

5.

Which of the following sequences correctly represents the order of elements from left to right in a period?

a)

Nonmetals, Metalloids, Metals

b)

Metals, Nonmetals, Metalloids

c)

Metals, Metalloids, Nonmetals

d)

Metalloids, Nonmetals, Metals

6.

How are elements in the same group similar?

a)

They have the same atomic number

b)

They have similar chemical properties

c)

They have the same atomic mass

d)

They have the same number of electron shells

7.

Which of the following best describes the periodic law as it relates to Mendeleev's periodic table?

a)

A) Elements are arranged by increasing atomic number

b)

B) Elements are arranged by increasing atomic mass, and properties repeat periodically

c)

C) Elements are arranged by decreasing atomic mass

d)

D) Elements are arranged alphabetically

8.

How did Mendeleev predict the properties of elements that had not yet been discovered?

a)

By using the atomic number

b)

By using the atomic mass and properties of surrounding elements

c)

By using the number of electron shells

d)

By using the alphabetical order of elements

9.

Which two elements have properties in common? Mark only one oval.

a)

Nitrogen and Phosphorous

b)

Oxygen and Nitrogen

c)

Sulfur and Nitrogen

10.

Chlorine is a halogen - which means it is a nonmetal that forms a "salt" when chemically combined with metals. What other elements have this property in common with chlorine? Use the periodic table. Mark only one oval.

a)

Neon, Argon, Krypton

b)

Hydrogen and Helium

c)

Fluorine, Bromine, Iodine

d)

Sulfur, Oxygen, Boron

11.

How did Mendeleev arrange the elements?

a)

alphabetical 

b)

density

c)

melting point

d)

atomic mass

12.

Which element is on group 5 period 5?

13.

Which element is on group 3?

14.

Which element is on group 18 period 1?

15.

Which element is on period 3?

16.

Periods are ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words

rows

columns

17.

What period is this element located in?

a)

2

b)

20

c)

4

d)

3

18.

What group is this element located in?

a)

2

b)

20

c)

4

d)

3

19.

Which element is found in period 3 group 2?

a)

Sodium (Na)

b)

Magnesium (Mg)

c)

Yttrium (Y)

d)

Boron (B)

20.

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

21.

Find an element with similar chemical properties to Barium (Ba).

a)

Ca an Ra, because they are in the same group and have similar chemical properties.

b)

Cs and La, b/c they are in the same period number.

c)

Ca and Y, b/c they are 90 degree angle and have similiar properties.

d)

No elements are similar

22.

Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?

a)

K and Na

b)

K and Ca

c)

K and Cl

d)

K and S

23.

Match these parts of the periodic table

24.

Typically in an atom, which two subatomic particles are equal in number?

a)

protons and neutrons

b)

all subatomic particles are equal in number

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

protons and electrons

25.

What does the 6 represent above the C

a)

Symbol 

b)

Name 

c)

Mass Number 

d)

Atomic Number 

26.

What is the atomic mass of Copper?

a)

63

b)

29

c)

34

d)

92

27.

What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?

a)

14

b)

7

c)

15

d)

18

28.

What is the atomic mass of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

29.

What is the atomic number of this atom?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

none of the above

30.

How many protons does Neptunium have?

a)

9

b)

93

c)

237

d)

273

31.

What is the atomic number?

a)

15

b)

30.9738

32.

How many protons does Argon have?

a)

8

b)

18

c)

39

d)

40

33.

How many electrons does Zinc have?

a)

3

b)

30

c)

65

d)

66

34.

What is the atomic mass?

a)

54

b)

131.29

35.

What is the element symbol on this block?

a)

Au

b)

Gold

36.

Match the category to the location of the periodic table.

37.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

Metals

1.

Red

b)

Metalloids

2.

Yellow

c)

Non-metals

3.

Blue