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Test Periodic Table and Atoms

Total questions: 123

Worksheet time: 9hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of group number 1?

a)

halogens

b)

noble gases

c)

alkali metals

d)

alkaline earth metals

2.

What is the name of group number 2?

a)

transition metals

b)

halogens

c)

metaloids

d)

alkaline earth metals

3.

where are the metaloids found

a)

far left, vertical

b)

stair step/diagonal

c)

far right horizontal

d)

at the bottom

4.

What group number are the halogens found?

a)

18 (8A)

b)

1

c)

2

d)

17 (7A)

5.

Periodic law states that the elements are arranged according to their atomic ________ so that elements with similar chemical properties are in the same ________ and properties repeat periodically.

a)

numbers, rows

b)

masses, rows

c)

masses, column

d)

numbers, column

6.

A grouping of elements based on similar chemical properties, arranged by columns in the periodic table; also known as a group

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

7.

A row on the Periodic Table of Elements

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

8.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
9.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
10.
a)
energy levels
b)
valence electrons
c)
protons
d)
neutrons
11.
a)
energy levels
b)
valence electrons
c)
protons
d)
neutrons
12.
a)
Same group
b)
Same period
13.
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 17
c)
Group 2
d)
Group 18
14.
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 17
c)
Group 18
d)
Group 2
15.
a)
Group 1
b)
Group 17
c)
Group 18
d)
Group 2
16.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
17.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
18.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
19.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
20.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
21.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
22.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
23.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
24.

What is the center of an atom called?

a)

Electron cloud

b)

Nucleus

c)

Proton

d)

Neutron

25.

Which subatomic particle is negatively charged?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Quark

26.

What is the atomic number of an element?

a)

The number of protons in the nucleus

b)

The number of neutrons in the nucleus

c)

The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

d)

The total number of protons and electrons in the atom

27.

What does the atomic mass of an element represent?

a)

The number of protons in the nucleus

b)

The number of electrons in the atom

c)

The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

d)

The total mass of the electrons in the atom

28.

Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called:

a)

Isobars

b)

Isotopes

c)

Isomers

d)

Isoelectronic

29.

Which subatomic particle contributes most to the mass of an atom?

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

d)

Both B and C are correct

30.

What is the charge of a neutron?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Variable

31.

Which of the following is true about isotopes?

a)

They have different numbers of protons

b)

They have different atomic numbers

c)

They have different numbers of neutrons

d)

They have different electron configurations

32.

How many electrons can the first energy level of an atom hold?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

33.

Atoms with the same number of protons but different electrical charges are called:

a)

Isotopes

b)

Isobars

c)

Ions

d)

Allotropes

34.

The mass number of an atom is determined by adding the number of:

a)

Protons and electrons

b)

Neutrons and electrons

c)

Protons and neutrons

d)

Electrons and isotopes

35.
What is the atomic number of this atom?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
7
36.
The image shows the periodic grid for POTASSIUM. What is Potassium's atomic number?
a)
19
b)
39
c)
20
d)
Impossible to tell
37.

period

a)

Elements that occur in vertical columns on the periodic table.

b)

A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table

c)

Found in group two of the periodic table; highly reactive

d)

A subatomic particle that has a negative charge

38.

found in group one of the periodic table; highly reactive

a)

Non-metals

b)

Transition Metals (Groups 3-12)

c)

alkali metals (group 1)

d)

metalloids (semimetals)

39.

How is the Periodic Table arranged?

a)

alphabetical order

b)

atomic number

c)

the year the element was discovered

d)

Albert Einstein decided how to arrange it.

40.

What is located on the horizontal rows on the Periodic Table?

a)

families

b)

groups

c)

periods

41.

In which direction would you find groups/families?

a)

horizontal

b)

vertical

42.

How many different types of atoms make up an element?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

43.

How are symbols for elements written?

a)

numbers

b)

pictures

c)

letters

44.

What is the symbol for carbon?

a)

Ca

b)

C

c)

Na

45.

H is the symbol for____.

a)

Helium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Iron

46.

What is the charge of a proton?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

47.

What is the charge of a neutron?

a)

positive

b)

neutral

c)

negative

48.

Negative is the charge for _____.

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

49.

What is a subscript found in a formula?

a)

letter

b)

number that tells how many atom are needed

c)

star

50.
Elements in a ..................have similar chemical properties.  
a)
period
b)
group
c)
row
51.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
52.

How many valence electrons does this element have?

a)

20

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

53.

Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton and Xenon are all in the last group on the periodic table. What is the special name of this group?

a)

King Gases

b)

Queen Gases

c)

Jokers Gases

d)

Noble Gases

54.

Using the element picture, what is the atomic number?

a)

1

b)

H

c)

Hydrogen

d)

1.00794

55.
What does the 1.00794 stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic explosion
56.

Sodium (Na) is found in period

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

57.

Atoms are the _____ ______ of matter.

a)

Building block

b)

chain link

c)

largest parts

d)

hard center

58.

Elements to the right of the Metalloid Staircase are (a)  

59.
The majority of elements on the periodic table are
a)
man made.
b)
nonmetals.
c)
metals.
d)
gases.
60.
Elements in the same ________ are more chemically similar.
a)
group
b)
period
c)
club
d)
table
61.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
62.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

63.
What's a valence electron?
a)
electrons in the second energy level
b)
electrons in the outermost energy level
c)
the atomic number
d)
electrons in the first level
64.

Metals are found on the ______________ side of the periodic table.

a)

nonmetals

b)

left

c)

right

d)

metals

65.

What property does element X have based on its location in the periodic table?

a)

Highly reactive gas

b)

Manmade radioactive substance

c)

Nonreactive nonmetal

d)

Metallic solid

66.

Which pair of properties describes the elements in Group 1?

a)

They are chemically stable

b)

They have 8 valence electrons

c)

They are the most reactive metals

d)

They are the most reactive non metals

67.

What is the ability of an atom in a chemical compound to attract electrons from another atom in the compound?

a)

ionization energy

b)

electronegativity

c)

atomic radius

d)

electron affinity

68.

Which elements are colored red?

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

metalloids

69.

Who was Dimitri Ivanovich Mendeleev?

a)

Periodic table inventor

b)

Sandwich

c)

A singer

d)

An Astronomer

70.
Where are the metalloids located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
71.

Which element is in period 3 and group 14?

a)

Silicon

b)

Helium

c)

Mercury

d)

Neon

72.
What is an isotope? 
a)
A charged atom
b)
An atom with different amounts of neutrons
c)
An atom with different amounts of protons
d)
A neutral atom
73.

What does a represent?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

74.

Which group on the periodic table contains elements that are all gases at room temperature?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 18 (8A)

c)

Group 17 (7A)

d)

Group 2

75.

What is the name given to elements in Group 2 of the periodic table?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Transition metals

76.

Which subatomic particle determines the identity of an element?

a)

Electron

b)

Neutron

c)

Proton

d)

Isotope

77.
a)

evaporating dish

b)

watch glass

c)

mortar and pestle

d)

funnel

78.
a)

ring stand

b)

ring clamp

c)

test tube rack

d)

test tube holder

79.
a)

scoopula

b)

dropper

c)

crucible tongs

d)

glassware tongs

80.
a)

beaker

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

Erlenmeyer flask

d)

test tube

81.
a)

ring stand

b)

ring clamp

c)

test tube rack

d)

test tube holder

82.
a)

wire gauze

b)

Bunsen burner

c)

thermometer

d)

utility clamp

83.
a)

evaporating dish

b)

watch glass

c)

mortar and pestle

d)

funnel

84.
a)
metric ruler
b)
Celsius thermometer
c)
graduated cylinders
d)
pan balances
85.

What is used to swirl, mix, or store chemicals?

a)

Beaker

b)

Erlenmeyer Flask

c)

Test Tube

d)

Graduated Cylinder

86.
a)

crucible tongs

b)

beaker tongs

c)

forceps

d)

tweezers

87.

Which of these pieces of equipment is beaker?

a)
b)
c)
d)
88.

Which piece of equipment should be used to hold a hot test tube?

a)
b)
c)
d)
89.

Used for obtaining the masses of solid and liquid samples

a)

Spectrometer

b)

Condenser

c)

Balance

d)

Thermometer

90.

It's commonly used to measure the volume of a liquid

a)

Condenser

b)

Beaker

c)

Pipette bulb

d)

Graduated cylinder

91.

They're used together to prepare substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine powder

a)

Mortar and pestle

b)

A beaker and flask

c)

Ceramic bowl and ladle

d)

Crucible and spoon

92.

A metal pole with a solid base, used to hold or clamp glassware and other equipment in place

a)

Pole clamp

b)

Metal spatula

c)

Ring stand

d)

Graduated cylinder

93.

A set of data are all close in value to each other, but they are not close to the actual value. This set of data can be described as _________________.

a)

precise

b)

accurate

94.

(a)   is a measure of how close measurements come to each other when they are made in the same way.

95.

This bullseye demonstrates...

a)

High Accuracy & High Precision

b)

High Accuracy & Low Precision

c)

Low Accuracy & High Precision

d)

Low Accuracy & Low Precision

96.

How close a measurement is to the accepted value is called (a)   .

97.

This bullseye demonstrates...

a)

High Accuracy & High Precision

b)

High Accuracy & Low Precision

c)

Low Accuracy & High Precision

d)

Low Accuracy & Low Precision

98.
a)

Student A

b)

Student B

c)

Student C

d)

Cannot be determined

99.

Which student is the most ACCURATE?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

100.

A company claims to sell 15 candy pieces in each bag. Judy counts her bag and finds 14, Josh finds 16, and Jill finds 15. The company is...

a)

accurate

b)

precise

c)

accurate and precise

d)

neither accurate nor precise

101.

Measurements: 2.5, 14.5, 10.1, 45.3

True Value: 25.0

These measurements are…

a)

Accurate, but not precise

b)

Precise, but not accurate

c)

Both precise and accurate

d)

Neither precise nor accurate

102.

The following image best describes

a)

accurate not precise

b)

precise not accurate

c)

both accurate and precise

d)

neither accurate nor precise

103.

Which Student is the most Accurate?

a)

Student A

b)

Student B

c)

Student C

104.

Which of the following sets of measurements is both accurate and precise if the true value is 50?

A: 49.9, 53.1, 58.0
B: 45.0, 55.0, 50.0
C: 50.1, 50.0, 50.2
D: 48.0, 52.0, 50.0

a)

D

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

105.

If a student measures the length of a table three times and gets 120.1 cm, 120.2 cm, and 120.0 cm, but the actual length is 125.0 cm, the measurements are:

a)

Accurate but not precise

b)

Precise but not accurate

c)

Neither accurate nor precise

d)

Both accurate and precise

106.
What is a small glass container used to view chemical reactions or to heat small amounts of a substance?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
test tube
c)
beaker
d)
Erlenmeyer flask
107.
What is a wide-mouthed container used to transport, heat, or store substances?
a)
test tube
b)
beaker
c)
Erlenmeyer flask
d)
funnel
108.

Which piece of equipment is best for measuring the most precise volume of a liquid?

a)

Erlenmeyer Flask

b)

Test Tube

c)

Graduated Cylinder

d)

Beaker

109.

What is the name of group number 1?

a)

halogens

b)

noble gases

c)

alkali metals

d)

alkaline earth metals

110.

What is the name of group number 2?

a)

transition metals

b)

halogens

c)

metaloids

d)

alkaline earth metals

111.

where are the metaloids found

a)

far left, vertical

b)

stair step/diagonal

c)

far right horizontal

d)

at the bottom

112.

What group number are the halogens found?

a)

18 (8A)

b)

1

c)

2

d)

17 (7A)

113.

Periodic law states that the elements are arranged according to their atomic ________ so that elements with similar chemical properties are in the same ________ and properties repeat periodically.

a)

numbers, rows

b)

masses, rows

c)

masses, column

d)

numbers, column

114.

A grouping of elements based on similar chemical properties, arranged by columns in the periodic table; also known as a group

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

115.

A row on the Periodic Table of Elements

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

116.
___________ is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature.
a)
Platinum
b)
Water
c)
Tin
d)
Mercury
117.
__________ would have some characteristics of metals and some characteristics of nonmetals.
a)
Gold
b)
Sodium
c)
Arsenic
d)
Bismuth
118.

Metals (select all that apply)

a)

are found on the right side of the periodic table.

b)

are found on the left side of the periodic table.

c)

are good conductors of heat and electricity.

d)

are brittle.

e)

are malleable and ductile.

119.

Nonmetals (select all that apply)

a)

are found on the right side of the periodic table.

b)

are found on the left side of the periodic table.

c)

are good conductors of heat and electricity.

d)

are brittle.

e)

can be solid, liquids, or gases at room temperature.

120.

Which element is found in group 2, period 6?

a)

Oxygen (O)

b)

Barium (Ba)

c)

Selenium (Se)

d)

Carbon (C)

121.

Which halogen is found in period 4?

a)

Krypton (Kr)

b)

Xenon (Xe)

c)

Bromine (Br)

d)

Iodine (I)

122.

Which element has similar chemical properties as sodium but has 7 energy levels?

a)

Francium (Fr)

b)

Cesium (Cs)

c)

Rubidium (Rb)

d)

Potassium (K)

123.

Elements that have the same number of energy levels are said to be in the same ______.

a)

group

b)

period

c)

family

d)

classification

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