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Period Table Properties

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As you move across a row (period) on the periodic table, the atomic radius ______________________

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Explodes

2.

Ionization energy is the energy needed to _________ an electron.

a)

Fission

b)

Explode

c)

Remove

d)

Add

3.

As you move across a row on the periodic table, ionization energy ______________________

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Stays the same

4.

Which group of elements has the lowest ionization energy?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 3

d)

Group 4

5.

A vertical column on the periodic table is called a ___________

a)

Period

b)

Group

6.

A horizontal row on the periodic table is called a ______________

a)

Period

b)

Group

7.

Group VIII A elements are called ________________

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Transition metals

c)

Halogen

d)

Noble gases

8.

Group I A elements (not including hydrogen) are called ________________

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Transition metals

c)

Halogen

d)

Noble gases

9.

Which of the following elements would have the smallest atomic radius?

a)

Li

b)

Be

c)

C

d)

Ne

10.

Which statement about subatomic particles is true?

a)

Protons, neutrons, and electrons all have about the same mass.

b)

Unlike protons or neutrons, electrons have no mass.

c)

Neutrons have no charge and no mass.

d)

An electron has far less mass than either a proton or neutron.

11.

Which element in Period 3 has the highest melting point?

a)

Silicon (Si)

b)

Germanium (Ge)

c)

Carbon (C)

d)

Argon (Ar)

12.

The number of protons in one atom of an element is that element’s

a)

mass number.

b)

balanced charge

c)

atomic number

d)

isotope

13.

To find the number of neutrons in an atom, you would subtract

a)

mass number from atomic number

b)

atomic number from mass number

c)

atomic number from electron number

d)

isotope number from atomic number

14.

Which statement is true about oxygen-16 and oxygen-18 ?

a)

They do not have the same number of protons

b)

their atoms have identical mass

c)

they are isotopes of oxygen

d)

they have the same mass number

15.

Which statement is true concerning the periodic table?

a)

periods go up and down and groups go across the table

b)

groups go up and down and periods go across the table

c)

periods go up and down and groups go up and down the table

d)

periods go across the table and groups go across the table

16.

Which list of elements contains only metals?

a)

carbon, iodine, tin

b)

tin, copper, cesium

c)

helium, iron, copper

d)

iodine, carbon, argon

17.

Which statement is true about the metalloid silicon?

a)

Silicon is a better conductor of electric current than silver is.

b)

Silicon does not conduct electric current under any conditions.

c)

Silicon's ability to conduct electric current does not vary with temperature.

d)

Silicon is a better conductor of electric current than sulfur is.

18.

Group VII A of the periodic table contains the

a)

most reactive metals.

b)

most reactive nonmetals.

c)

least reactive nonmetals.

d)

least reactive metals.

19.

As you move from left to right across a period, the number of valence electrons

a)

increase

b)

stays the same

c)

increases then decreases

d)

decreases

20.

In science lab, your teacher gives you two small pieces of matter and tells you that one piece is a metal and one is a nonmetal. Without changing the size or shape of the pieces, how could you test them to determine which is the metal?

a)

Test the density

b)

Test the conductivity

c)

Test the viscosity

d)

Test the hardness