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WorksheetsElements of the Periodic Table Names and Symbols
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
How many elements have chemical symbols different from their names?
10
11
12
13
Which element has its symbol derived from a German name?
Antimony
Silver
Tin
Tungsten
Fluorine (F), Chlorine (Cl), Bromine (Br), Iodine (I), Astatine (At), and Tennessine (Ts) are elements that form the group ________.
Alkali Metals
Chalcogens
Halogens
Noble Gases
Who was this Swedish chemist who used letters as chemical symbols of elements?
Robert Boyle
Jons Jakob Berzelius
Antoine Lavoisier
Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner
Which element is found in the THIRD PERIOD?
Calcium (Ca)
Carbon (C)
Chlorine (Cl)
Cobalt (Co)
Which of the following elements is named after a country?
Erbium (Er)
Nihonium (Nh)
Thorium (Th)
Uranium (U)
This Russian chemist was known as the Father of the Modern Periodic Table. An element is also named after him. Who was he?
Jons Jakob Berzelius
Julius Lothar Meyer
Dmitri Mendeleev
Lise Meitner
Of the four elements shown, which one is a METALLOID?
Selenium (Se)
Silicon (Si)
Silver (Ag)
Sulfur (S)
Which METALLIC element is commonly used for electrical wiring?
Aluminum (Al)
Copper (Cu)
Iron (Fe)
Nickel (Ni)
Which NON-METALLIC SOLID element is common among many organic materials, and even living organisms?
Boron (B)
Carbon (C)
Nitrogen (N)
Fluorine (F)
Why does the Periodic Table have a gap in the top?
It looks cool!
Because elements have been grouped by behavior
For when the crew of the star ship enterprise discovers new elements!
To make students ask questions
What is the Atomic Number
10
20
0
Ne
Which element has the chemical symbol 'K'?
Potassium
Krypton
Kadmium
Kobalt
What is the chemical symbol for Gold?
Au
Ag
Pb
Pt
Which of the following elements is a Noble Gas?
Helium
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Oxygen
