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Periodic Table Questions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A chemist is identifying the elements found in a sample of pond water. What characteristic of an element's atoms always determines the identity of the element?

a)

Number of protons

b)

Number of neutrons

c)

Location of valence electrons

d)

Number of valence electrons

2.

How many valence electrons are in an atom of each element in Group 13 in the Periodic Table?

a)

13

b)

3

c)

10

d)

5

3.

What is the mass number of a carbon (C) atom that has 8 neutrons?

a)

12

b)

12.011

c)

14

d)

14.011

4.

An atom has 82 protons, 125 neutrons, and 82 electrons. What is the charge of the atom's cloud?

a)

+82

b)

-82

c)

+125

d)

0

5.

Which element is found in Group 2, period 2 of the periodic table?

a)

boron

b)

barium

c)

beryllium

d)

bismuth

6.

Which element has an atomic mass of 20?

a)

neon

b)

nickel

c)

nitrogen

d)

sodium

7.

Which of the following elements is the least reactive?

a)

bromine

b)

chlorine

c)

fluorine

d)

iodine

8.

How many neutrons are there in an atom of potassium?

a)

19

b)

20

c)

39

d)

58

9.

Which of the following elements will not form positive ions when it reacts?

a)

chlorine

b)

lithium

c)

magnesium

d)

silver

10.

Copper exists naturally as two isotopes, 63Cu and 65Cu. The abundance of 63Cu is 69% and the abundance of 65Cu is 31%. What is the relative atomic mass of copper to 3 significant figures?

a)

63.3

b)

63.6

c)

64.3

d)

64.4

11.

How many electrons are required to fill the second energy level (shell) of an atom?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

12.

Elements are arranged in the Periodic Table based on their properties in a particular order. Which of the following correctly identifies the period and group of the elements listed? (8.5C)

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which element is represented by the symbol 'K' on the Periodic Table?

a)

Potassium

b)

Krypton

c)

Kobalt

d)

Kadmium

14.

What is the atomic number of Oxygen?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

15.

Which of the following elements is a noble gas?

a)

Helium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen