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WorksheetsIS Chapter 15 Review - Periodic Table
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When Mendeleev made his arrangement of the elements in a table, he found that elements with ______________ fell into groups on the table.
a)
the same mass
b)
similar size
c)
similar properties
2.
Every element has its own atomic number. The atomic number is the number of ______________ in the nucleus of an atom of the element.
a)
neutrons
b)
positrons
c)
protons
3.
In the modern periodic table, elements are arranged according to increasing __________________.
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
date of discovery
4.
Elements in the ___________ group can be used as catalysts.
a)
actinide
b)
carbon
c)
platinum
5.
What is the name of the elements in Group 2 of the periodic table?
a)
alkali metals
b)
boron family
c)
alkaline earth metals
6.
Which of the following statements about iron is NOT correct? Iron is _________________.
a)
a component of steel
b)
a member of the Iron triad
c)
a metalloid
7.
Elements in Group 3 through 12 of the periodic table are called_________________.
a)
transistion elements
b)
representative elements
c)
halogens
8.
_________________ conducts electricity when exposed to light, so it is used in solar cells and in light meters.
a)
Bromine
b)
Boron
c)
Selenium
9.
A major difference between the two rows of the inner transition elements is that the lanthanides ________________.
a)
are radioactive and the actinides are not
b)
occur in nature while most of the actinides are synthetic
c)
are gases at room temperature and the actinides are solids
10.
The element silver is widely used in dentistry.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
All transition elements are metals.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Lithium and sodium are members of the alkali metal family.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Bromine and mercury are liquids at room temperature.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Helium, argon, and radon are members of the halogen family.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The most active metals are found in the noble gas family.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
All periods on the periodic table contain the same number of elements.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
A group of elements on the periodic table is also known as a family of elements.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Elements in a group on the periodic table are in the same state at room temperature.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
A metalloid is an element with the same properties as a metal.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Group 14 on the periodic table contains metal, nonmetals, and metalloids.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The lanthanide elements are very rare.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
All radioactive elements are synthetic.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Elements were arranged in order of increasing atomic mass on Mendeleev's first periodic table.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
a gas at room temperature
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
25.
a poor conductor of electricity
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
26.
can be used as a semiconductor
a)
nonmetal
b)
metalloid
27.
can be hammered into thin sheets
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
28.
has a dull appearance and is brittle
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
29.
a transition element
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
30.
used for computer chips
a)
nonmetal
b)
metalloid
31.
can be drawn out into a thin wire
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
32.
elements that show properties of both metals and nonmetals
a)
alkali metals
b)
metalloid
c)
ductile
33.
elements that are gasses or brittle solids and poor conductors of heat and electricity
a)
mettaloid
b)
ductile
c)
nonmetals
34.
a row of elements in the periodic table whose properties change gradually and predictably
a)
ductile
b)
nonmetals
c)
period
35.
silvery solids with low densities and low melting points found in Group 1
a)
alkali metals
b)
mettaloid
c)
ductile
36.
chemists who arranged elements by atomic mass
a)
periodic table
b)
Mendeleev
c)
representative elements
37.
do not occur naturally
a)
synthetic elements
b)
Moseley
c)
periodic table
38.
physicist who organized the modern periodic table by atomic number
a)
periodic table
b)
Mendeleev
c)
representative elements
39.
an organization of elements by the number of protons in each
a)
synthetic elements
b)
Moseley
c)
periodic table
40.
eight groups on the periodic table
a)
periodic table
b)
Mendeleev
c)
representative elements
41.
Es, einsteinium, 99
a)
representative metal
b)
transition metal
c)
inner transition metal
42.
B, boron, 5
a)
inner transition metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
43.
I, iodine, 53
a)
inner transition metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
44.
Ba, barium, 56
a)
representative metal
b)
transition metal
c)
inner transition metal
45.
W, tungsten, 74
a)
representative metal
b)
transition metal
c)
inner transition metal
46.
Ge, germanium, 32
a)
inner transition metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
47.
C, carbon, 6
a)
inner transition metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
mettalloid
48.
Rh, rhodium, 45
a)
representative metal
b)
transition metal
c)
inner transition metal
49.
Eu, europium, 63
a)
representative metal
b)
transition metal
c)
inner transition metal
50.
Na, sodium, 11
a)
representative metal
b)
transition metal
c)
inner transition metal
51.
a fuel in nuclear power plants
a)
nickel
b)
plutonium
c)
lead
52.
in home smoke detectors
a)
lead
b)
aluminum
c)
americium
53.
batteries
a)
nickel
b)
plutonium
c)
lead
54.
X-ray equipment
a)
nickel
b)
plutonium
c)
lead
55.
baseball bats, cookware, and soft drink cans
a)
lead
b)
aluminum
c)
americium
56.
group of elements that form salts
a)
alkaline earth metals
b)
halogens
c)
hydrogen
57.
most chemically inactive group
a)
hydrogen
b)
metals
c)
noble gases
58.
another name for Group 2 elements
a)
alkaline earth metals
b)
halogens
c)
noble gases
59.
only nonmetal in Group 1
a)
hydrogen
b)
metals
c)
noble gases
60.
most elements fall into this classification
a)
hydrogen
b)
metals
c)
noble gases
61.
series of elements that are sometimes called the rare earths
a)
lanthanides
b)
mass number
c)
semiconductors
62.
series of radioactive elements
a)
atomic number
b)
actinides
c)
lanthanides
63.
elements that show moderate electrical conductivity
a)
lanthanides
b)
mass number
c)
semiconductors
64.
basis for arranging elements in periodic table
a)
atomic number
b)
actinides
c)
lanthanides
65.
refrigerator to oven cookware
a)
phosphorus
b)
boron
c)
cerium
66.
match heads
a)
tungsten
b)
phosphorus
c)
cerium
67.
the filaments in light bulbs
a)
tungsten
b)
phosphorus
c)
boron
68.
flint in lighters
a)
phosphorus
b)
boron
c)
cerium
69.
brightly colored paint
a)
mercury
b)
chromium
c)
chlorine
70.
kills bacteria in water
a)
chromium
b)
xenon
c)
chlorine
71.
strobe lights
a)
chromium
b)
xenon
c)
chlorine
72.
the liquid in barometers and thermometers
a)
mercury
b)
chromium
c)
xenon
73.
Antimony
a)
Sc
b)
An
c)
Sb
74.
Copper
a)
Cu
b)
Cp
c)
Co
75.
Gold
a)
Au
b)
G
c)
Gd
76.
Iron
a)
I
b)
Ir
c)
Fe
77.
Lead
a)
L
b)
Ld
c)
Pb
78.
C
a)
Carbon
b)
Chlorine
c)
Calcium
79.
Au
a)
Carbon
b)
Chlorine
c)
Gold
80.
Cl
a)
Carbon
b)
Chlorine
c)
Gold
81.
Sr
a)
Gold
b)
Strontium
c)
Calcium
82.
What is the number of protons in Oxygen?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
8
83.
What is the number of protons in Helium?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
8
84.
What is the number of protons in Calcium?
a)
8
b)
13
c)
20
85.
What is the number of protons in Carbon?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
8
86.
What is the number of protons in Aluminum?
a)
8
b)
13
c)
20
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