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Periodic Table Quiz

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the vertical columns on the periodic table called?

a)

Groups

b)

Periods

c)

Elements

d)

Valence electrons

2.

Which group of elements have one valence electron(s)?

a)

Group 13

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 18

d)

Group 1

3.

Which group of elements are the most reactive metals?

a)

Group 2

b)

Group 1

c)

Group 13

d)

Group 18

4.

Which group of elements are the most reactive nonmetals?

a)

Group 2

b)

Group 1

c)

Group 18

d)

Group 17

5.

Which group of elements are nonreactive due to already being chemically stable?

a)

Group 17

b)

Group 1

c)

Group 2

d)

Group 18

6.

What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table called?

a)

Valence electrons

b)

Elements

c)

Periods

d)

Groups

7.

Which classification of elements are shiny, silvery solids and good conductors of heat and electricity?

a)

Transition metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Nonmetals

d)

Metals

8.

Which classification of elements are gases or dull brittle solids and poor conductors?

a)

Transition metals

b)

Metals

c)

Nonmetals

d)

Metalloids

9.

Which classification of elements are solids, semi-conductors, and have physical properties like metals and chemical properties like nonmetals?

a)

Transition metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Nonmetals

d)

Metals

10.

Match the following group names:

a)

Group 1

1.

Alkali metals

b)

Group 2

2.

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Group 3

3.

Rare earth metals

d)

Group 17

4.

Halogens

e)

Group 18

5.

Noble gases

11.

Match the following group names

a)

Group 13

1.

Boron group

b)

Group 14

2.

Carbon group

c)

Group 15

3.

Nitrogen group

d)

Group16

4.

Oxygen group

e)

Groups 3-12

5.

Transition metals

12.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

shiny, silvery solids

good conductors of heat and electricity

malleable and ductile

located ot the left of the metalloids

gases, or dull brittle solids

poor conductors

right of the metalloids

solids

semi-conductors

physcial properties like metals

chemical properties like nonmetals

Metals
Nonmetals
Metalloids
13.

All elements in the same group have the same number of valence electrons

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

How many valence electrons does group 2 have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

12

15.

How many valence electrons does group 13 have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

12

16.
How many protons are in this element?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
117
d)
Cannot be determined
17.
What is the atomic mass of Neon?
a)
10
b)
30
c)
10.18
d)
20.18
18.
The atomic number of this pictured element is
a)
28
b)
58.6934
c)
Ni
d)
Nickel
19.

a unique number for each element that equals the number of protons in an atom of that element

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

20.

Sodium (Na) is found in period

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

21.

Which of the following elements has the best physical properties to be a good conductor of energy?

a)

Carbon (C)

b)

Chlorine (Cl)

c)

Iron (Fe)

d)

Neon (Ne)

22.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
23.

How many valence electrons does this element have?

a)

20

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

24.

What element is in period 3 group 18, 8A?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Potassium

c)

Argon

d)

Neon

25.
Elements in a ..................have similar chemical properties.  
a)
period
b)
group
c)
row
26.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
27.
All of these properties describe metals except...
a)
malleable
b)
conductors
c)
brittle 
d)
shiny
28.
One property of a nonmetals is that it is a good conductor of electricity?
a)
true
b)
false
29.
Good conductor of heat
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
30.

When an object changes shape when struck by a hammer it is said to be...

a)

luster

b)

malleable

c)

brittle

d)

ductile

31.
Luster is ___________
a)
A.  the way light is reflected off a surface.
b)
A.  how well a piece of matter conducts electricity. 
c)
A.  the capability of being drawn out into thin wires or threads.
d)
A.  the capability of being hammered out thin.
32.

An element obtains the properties of brittle, and doesn’t have strong shine (dull). The element has similar properties to Iodine. The element has a period of number 3.

a)

Fluorine

b)

Astatine

c)

Chlorine

d)

Radon

33.

Conductivity is the ability to

a)

reflect light from a lustrous surface

b)

transfer thermal and electrical energy

c)

exist as a solid, liquid, or gas

d)

be hammered into thin sheets

34.

ductile means...

a)

can be made into wire

b)

can be bent or hammered

c)

can light up a light bulb

d)

it's shiny

35.
Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
36.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
37.
Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive)  gases?
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
38.
Which is a halogen?
a)
Helium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neptune
39.

Name this group: These metals are the most reactive.

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Name this group: These metals are the second most reactive.

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

Name this group: These metals contain familiar metals such as gold, iron, and copper.

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

Find these groups: Locate Lanthanides and Actinides.

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

I am a metal


I am in group 2


I am in period 6


I am…

a)

Mo

b)

Re

c)

S

d)

Ba

44.

I am a nonmetal


I am in period 2


I am in group 16/6A

a)

Ba

b)

Si

c)

Ba

d)

O

45.

Find an element with similar chemical properties to Barium (Ba).

a)

Ca an Ra, because they are in the same group and have similar chemical properties.

b)

Cs and La, b/c they are in the same period number.

c)

Ca and Y, b/c they are 90 degree angle and have similiar properties.

46.
Which of these elements has the greatest atomic radius? 
a)
H
b)
N
c)
Cl
d)
Cs
47.
The Periodic Table of the Elements is useful for revealing patterns and trends in the elements. Which statement accurately describes a pattern in the size of atomic radii in the Periodic Table of the Elements?
a)
Atomic radii decrease from left to right across a period and decrease from top to bottom in a group.
b)
Atomic radii increase from left to right across a period and increase from top to bottom in a group.
c)
Atomic radii decrease from left to right across a period and increase from top to bottom in a group.
d)
Atomic radii increase from left to right across a period and decrease from top to bottom in a group.
48.
The symbols W, X, Y, and Z represent four elements shown on the outline of a periodic table.
Which element has the highest electronegativity?

a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
49.
All elements found on the left side of the Periodic Table of the Elements have what properties in common?
a)
They conduct heat and electricity 
b)
They are all gases 
c)
They are brittle and dull
d)
They are radioactive
50.

Which of these elements has an valence electron structure most similar to that of element X?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
51.
Based on their locations in the periodic table, which element has chemical properties most similar to those of calcium, Ca?
a)
beryllium, Be
b)
potassium, K
c)
titanium, Ti
d)
yttrium, Y
52.
The number of valence electrons in an element affects the reactivity of that element. Which element listed has the fewest valence electrons?
a)
beryllium (Be)
b)
sodium (Na) 
c)
oxygen (O) 
d)
neon (Ne)
53.
Which element has 2 valence electrons? 
a)
cesium (Cs) 
b)
magnesium (Mg)
c)
boron (B)
d)
argon (Ar) 
54.
How many Valance electrons does Iodine Have?
a)
6
b)
16
c)
7
d)
17
55.
Which atom has the largest atomic radius?
a)
potassium
b)
rubidium 
c)
francium
d)
cesium
56.
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. 
57.

Which element below is the most reactive?

a)

F

b)

Na

c)

Mg

d)

He

58.

Which of the following are the noble gases?

A
B
C
D
E
59.

Click on the element with the smallest atomic radius.

A
B
C
D
E
F
60.

Choose the element with the largest atomic radius.

A
B
C
D
E
61.

Click on the element with the highest electronegativity.

A
B
C
D
62.

Use the periodic table to arrange the following elements in order of increasing atomic radii (radius)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
63.

Which element is the least reactive?

a)

Tin (Sn) because it only has 4 valence electrons.

b)

Gallium (Ga) because it only has 3 valence electrons.

c)

Chlorine (Cl) because it only has 7 valence electrons.

d)

Neon (Ne) because it only has 8 valence electrons.

64.

Match the following descriptions to its correct group.

a)

Soft, silver-colored metals that are very reactive in water

1.

Group #1

b)

Lustrous, malleable, ductile, electrically conductive metals that are commonly used

2.

Groups #3-12

c)

Very reactive nonmetals that can be solids, liquids, or gases

3.

Group #17

d)

Colorless and odorless gases that are unreactive (inert)

4.

Group #18

65.

Periodic means _________.

a)

Blank spaces

b)

Regular repeating pattern

c)

Very small

d)

Organized

66.

The man who is credited with the publishing the first periodic table is (a)  

Choose from the below words
Dmitri Mendeleev
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Devin Elementus

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