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Elements and Periodic Table

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is NOT made up of two or more elements that are chemically combined?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

d)

Solid

e)

Liquid

2.
What is the chemical symbol for the element Aluminum
a)
A
b)
AL
c)
Al
d)
al
3.

An atom of the element zinc has an atomic number of 30 and a mass number of 65. How many protons does an uncharged zinc atom have?

a)

30

b)

35

c)

65

d)

95

4.

Who is known as the "father of modern chemistry” because he first organized all known elements into four different groups?

a)

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner

b)

Antoine Lavoisier

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Henry Moseley

5.

The elements in group 17 of the periodic table are all called halogens. All halogens have the same

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

number of possible isotopes

d)

number of valence electrons

6.

While looking at xenon (Xe) on the periodic table, a student needs to find an element with a smaller atomic mass in the same group. Where should the student look?

a)

directly up

b)

directly down

c)

directly to the left

d)

directly to the right

7.

The arrow is pointing to sodium's

a)

number of neutrons.

b)

number of valence electrons.

c)

combined number of neutrons and protons.

d)

combined number of electrons and protons

8.

All atoms of the same element must have the same number of

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

compounds

d)

electrons

9.

entists in a lab are working with two different samples of the element mercury. They know that the different samples are different isotopes.


Which property of the isotopes must be different?

a)

the atomic number

b)

the electric charge

c)

the element name

d)

the mass number

10.

When an atom that has no charge loses two electrons, it becomes a

a)

positive ion.

b)

negative ion.

c)

positive isotope.

d)

negative isotope.

11.

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

a)

14

b)

7

c)

15

d)

18

12.

Beryllium has how many protons?

a)

4

b)

9.0122

c)

2

d)

13.0122

13.

Which of the following elements is a noble gas?

a)

Helium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon

14.

What is the atomic number of Carbon?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

15.

Which element is represented by the symbol Fe\text{Fe} on the periodic table?

a)

Iron

b)

Fluorine

c)

Francium

d)

Fermium