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Chapter 10: The Periodic Table

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the scientific term used for rows on the periodic table?

a)

A) periods

b)

B) groups

c)

C) columns

d)

D) series

2.

Name the scientific term used for columns on the periodic table.

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

rows

d)

series

3.

The ___ increases by one for each element as you move left to right across a period.

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

melting point

d)

density

4.

What does the decimal number in an element key represent?

a)

average atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

number of neutrons

d)

top number

5.

Identify the property that makes copper (Cu) ideal for wiring.

a)

ductility

b)

malleability

c)

luster

d)

gusto

6.

An element in group 17 of the periodic table is called __

a)

A) halogen

b)

B) noble gas

c)

C) alkaline earth metal

d)

D) fluorine family element

7.

Elements in group 1 are called

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

transition elements

d)

hydrogen family

8.

Elements in group 2 are called:

a)

alkaline earth metals

b)

alkali metals

c)

noble gases

d)

halogens

9.

Elements in groups 3-12 are called:

a)

transition elements

b)

transitional atoms

c)

lanthanide series

d)

actinide series

10.

Which TWO groups on the periodic table are the most reactive? CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS!

a)

group 1

b)

group 17

c)

group 18

d)

group 2

11.

Which group on the periodic table DOES NOT form bonds with other elements naturally?

a)

noble gases

b)

alkali metals

c)

transition elements

d)

halogens

12.

What determines the order of elements on today's periodic table?

a)

increasing atomic number

b)

decreasing atomic number

c)

increasing atomic mass

d)

decreasing atomic mass

13.

Using the periodic table, determine the atomic mass of nitrogen.

a)

7

b)

7.01

c)

14.01

d)

21.01

14.

Look at the periodic table, which list of elements forms a group on the periodic table?

a)

Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F, and Ne

b)

He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, and Rn

c)

B, Si, As, Te, and At

d)

Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, Ni, and Zn

15.

Which is NOT a property of metals?

a)

brittle

b)

conductivity

c)

ductility

d)

luster

16.

Where are most nonmetals located on the periodic table?

a)

left side

b)

middle in between the other two

c)

right side

17.

Which of the elements below is a metalloid?

a)

carbon

b)

silicon

c)

oxygen

d)

aluminum

18.

Iodine is a solid nonmetal. What is one property of iodine?

a)

dull

b)

shiny

c)

malleable

d)

conductive

19.

Dmitri Mendeleev is known as the father of the periodic table

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Mendeleev grouped all the known elements together on his table and left no spots for undiscovered elements.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The word periodic means repeating pattern.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

There are 7 groups on the periodic table.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

There are 7 periods on the periodic table.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Henry Moseley is called the 'Father of the Periodic Table'.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which one of these is NOT usually included on an element key?

a)

A) atomic number

b)

B) symbol

c)

C) state of matter at room temperature

d)

D) melting point

26.

If two elements are in the same group, then we can determine that they have:

a)

same number of protons

b)

same atomic mass

c)

similar properties

d)

same person discovered them

27.

Which group of elements do the lanthanide and actinide series belong to? (These are the two rows of elements at the bottom of the periodic table)

a)

group 3

b)

transition metals

c)

alkali metals

d)

nonmetals

28.

Which group of elements are also called the "elements of life"?

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

metalloids

d)

transition metals

29.

Nonmetals are used in electronics because they are great semiconductors.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What is calcium (Ca)?

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

31.

What is iron (Fe)?

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

32.

What is chlorine (Cl)?

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

33.

The majority of the elements are:

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

noble gases

34.

How many groups are on the Periodic Table?

(a)  

35.

How many periods are on the Periodic Table?

(a)  

36.

Who reorganized Mendeleev's Periodic Table?

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Henry Moseley

d)

Marcus Auerillus

37.

Shiny, good conductors of heat and electricity, high density, etc. are characteristics of...

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

38.

Dull, most are gases at room temperature, brittle if a solid, bad conductors, etc. are properties of ...

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

39.

Properties of these elements are mixed. Some are shiny, some are dull, some are good conductors, some are bad, etc.

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids