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Elements of the Periodic Table Names and Symbols

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many elements have chemical symbols different from their names?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

2.

Which element has its symbol derived from a German name?

a)

Antimony

b)

Silver

c)

Tin

d)

Tungsten

3.

Fluorine (F), Chlorine (Cl), Bromine (Br), Iodine (I), Astatine (At), and Tennessine (Ts) are elements that form the group ________.

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Chalcogens

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

4.

Who was this Swedish chemist who used letters as chemical symbols of elements?

a)

Robert Boyle

b)

Jons Jakob Berzelius

c)

Antoine Lavoisier

d)

Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner

5.

Which element is found in the THIRD PERIOD?

a)

Calcium (Ca)

b)

Carbon (C)

c)

Chlorine (Cl)

d)

Cobalt (Co)

6.

Which of the following elements is named after a country?

a)

Erbium (Er)

b)

Nihonium (Nh)

c)

Thorium (Th)

d)

Uranium (U)

7.

This Russian chemist was known as the Father of the Modern Periodic Table. An element is also named after him. Who was he?

a)

Jons Jakob Berzelius

b)

Julius Lothar Meyer

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Lise Meitner

8.

Of the four elements shown, which one is a METALLOID?

a)

Selenium (Se)

b)

Silicon (Si)

c)

Silver (Ag)

d)

Sulfur (S)

9.

Which METALLIC element is commonly used for electrical wiring?

a)

Aluminum (Al)

b)

Copper (Cu)

c)

Iron (Fe)

d)

Nickel (Ni)

10.

Which NON-METALLIC SOLID element is common among many organic materials, and even living organisms?

a)

Boron (B)

b)

Carbon (C)

c)

Nitrogen (N)

d)

Fluorine (F)

11.

Why does the Periodic Table have a gap in the top?

a)

It looks cool!

b)

Because elements have been grouped by behavior

c)

For when the crew of the star ship enterprise discovers new elements!

d)

To make students ask questions

12.

What is the Atomic Number

a)

10

b)

20

c)

0

d)

Ne

13.

Which element has the chemical symbol 'K'?

a)

Potassium

b)

Krypton

c)

Kadmium

d)

Kobalt

14.

What is the chemical symbol for Gold?

a)

Au

b)

Ag

c)

Pb

d)

Pt

15.

Which of the following elements is a Noble Gas?

a)

Helium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen