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Periodic Table Plus

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 5hrs 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Largest element is

a)

Fr

b)

F

c)

He

d)

U

2.

What is the name of group number 1?

a)

halogens

b)

noble gases

c)

alkali metals

d)

alkaline earth metals

3.

What is the name of group number 2?

a)

transition metals

b)

halogens

c)

metaloids

d)

alkaline earth metals

4.

where are the metaloids found

a)

far left, vertical

b)

stair step/diagonal

c)

far right horizontal

d)

at the bottom

5.

What group number are the halogens found?

a)

18 (8A)

b)

1

c)

2

d)

17 (7A)

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

What is the center of an atom called?

a)

Electron cloud

b)

Nucleus

c)

Proton

d)

Neutron

19.

Which subatomic particle is negatively charged?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Quark

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

a)

Isobars

b)

Isotopes

c)

Isomers

d)

Isoelectronic

23.

What is the charge of a neutron?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Variable

24.

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

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

25.

What does the number under the symbol represent?

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

electron structure

26.
The image shows the periodic grid for POTASSIUM. What is Potassium's atomic number?
a)
19
b)
39
c)
20
d)
Impossible to tell
27.

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.

28.

Sodium (Na) is found in period

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

29.
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
30.

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

31.

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

a)

Beaker

b)

Erlenmeyer Flask

c)

Test Tube

d)

Graduated Cylinder

32.

Which of these pieces of equipment is beaker?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.
As you move across the periodic table atoms tend to get smaller because, ______________.
a)
the atoms have more mass.
b)
the atoms have less mass
c)
the atoms have more protons.
d)
the atoms have less electrons.
34.
As you move down the periodic table atoms get bigger.  This is because ____________.
a)
The atoms have more mass.
b)
The atoms have more protons.
c)
The atoms have more energy levels
d)
The atoms have more nuetrons
35.
Which atom has the largest atomic radius?
a)
potassium
b)
rubidium 
c)
francium
d)
cesium
36.
Ionization energy is...
a)
the energy required to add an electron to a specific atom
b)
how much energy it takes to remove an electron from an atom
c)
the energy required to shield the outer electrons from the nucleus
d)
a measure of the ability of an atom to attract electrons
37.
Electronegativity is...
a)
how good an atom is at attracting electrons
b)
the ability of an atom to lose electrons
c)
the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom
d)
how easy it is to make friends. 
38.
Atoms that have a high electronegativity, _______________.
a)
give up their electrons more easily.
b)
hold on to their electrons more tightly.
c)
have more electron shells.
39.

What is an ion? (general definition)

a)

An element with a neutral charge

b)

An element that has gained an electron

c)

An element that has gained or lost an electron

d)

An element that has lost an electron

40.

Valence electrons in group 17

a)

17

b)

7

c)

1

d)

18

41.

Consist of elements in Groups 3 through 12

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Transition Metals

d)

Noble Gases

42.

Another name for elements in Group 18 and are usually nonreactive

a)

Halogens

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Noble Gases

43.

Group 17 nonmetals, also known as salt-forming.

a)

Halogens

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Noble Gases

44.

Name for all the metals in Group 2 on the periodic table.

a)

Halogens

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Noble Gases

45.

Another term for the columns on the periodic table: Families

a)

Groups

b)

Rows

c)

Periods

46.

Elements that are good conductors of electric current and heat.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Gases

d)

Solids

47.

How the modern periodic table is arranged, also is the same as the number of protons.

a)

Atomic Numer

b)

Atomic Mass

c)

Alphabetically

d)

Chemical Symbol

48.

The number of protons and neutrons in an atom.

a)

Energy level

b)

Isotopes

c)

Mass Number

d)

Weight

49.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
15
d)
18
50.

A particle that moves around the nucleus of an atom is an _______.

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Quark

51.

All matter is made of ______.

a)

energy

b)

atoms

c)

electrons

d)

compounds

52.
In terms of matter, the atom is almost entirely filled with _____
a)
orbiting electrons
b)
charged protons
c)
heavy neutrons
d)
empty space
53.
Of the three subatomic particles, which is the smallest and the lightest?
a)
protons 
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
d)
They are all equal.
54.

H+

a)

a proton

b)

a neutron

c)

hydroxide

d)

electron

55.
What is a base?
a)
Has a pH of 3
b)
Has a pH of 7
c)
substances that are slippery to the touch; turns red litmus paper blue
56.
Which of the following statements about acids is true?
a)
They taste sweet.
b)
They taste sour.
c)
They have a pH between 8-14.
57.
What does a pH scale do?
a)
Tells if a substance is an acid or base
b)
Measures the strength and weakness of acids and bases
c)
Both statements are correct
58.
What is the pH of water?
a)
11
b)
4
c)
7
59.

. What is a property of bases?

a)

Slippery touch

b)

Sour taste

c)

Ability to dissolve metal

d)

Ability to form hydronium ions

60.

How do acidic solutions taste?

a)

Delicious

b)

Sweet

c)

Bitter

d)

Sour

61.

Stronger acids have a pH closer to...

a)

7

b)

0

c)

14

d)

9

62.

The pH scale is a range from:

a)

1-7

b)

0-14

c)

1-5

d)

1-14

63.
A(n) ______ is a substance with a pH less than 7
a)
Acid
b)
Alkaline
c)
Base
d)
Buffer
64.

What is the only substance with a neutral pH of 7?

a)

Milk

b)

Orange Juice

c)

Pure water

d)

Bleach

65.
Acids react with
a)
water to produce bases and salts
b)
salts to produce bases and water
c)
neither bases, salts nor water
d)
bases to produce salts and water
66.
Tastes Sour
a)
Acids
b)
Bases
c)
Salts
d)
All
67.

What is the name of the following acid or base?
HNO3

a)

Nitric acid

b)

Hydronitric acid

c)

Nitrous acid

68.

What is the name of the following acid or base?
HCl

a)

hydrochloric acid

b)

chloric acid

c)

chlorous acid

69.

What is the name of the following acid or base?
H2SO4

a)

sulfuric acid

b)

hydrosulfuric acid

c)

sulfurous acid

70.

What is the name of the following acid or base?
H2SO3

a)

sulfurous acid

b)

hydrosulfuric acid

c)

sulfuric acid

71.

What is the name of the following acid or base?
HI

a)

hydroiodic acid

b)

iodic acid

c)

iodous acid

72.

What is the name of the following acid or base?
HNO2

a)

nitrous acid

b)

hydronitric acid

c)

nitric acid

73.

What is the name of the following acid or base?
H3PO4

a)

phosphoric acid

b)

hydrophosphoric acid

c)

phosphorous acid

74.

What is the name of the following acid or base?
Mg(OH)2

a)

magnesium hydroxide

b)

magnesium hydroxic acid

c)

magnesium hydroxous acid