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Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many electrons would be in the ion Ca2+?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

18

d)

20

2.

The highlighted section of the periodic table is known by what TWO names?

a)

Periods and Rows

b)

Families and Groups

c)

Columns and Rows

d)

Buttons and Bows

3.

The area of the Periodic Table labeled 1 would be the __________.

a)

Nonmetals

b)

Metals

c)

Metalloides

d)

Actinoids

4.

The elements touched by the black "stair step" line are called the __________.

a)

Alkaline Earth metals

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Transition metals

5.

​ ​ ​ Identify the Nonmetals.

a)

Carbon (C), Oxygen (O), Fluorine (F)

b)

Lithium (Li), Calcium (Ca), Copper (Cu)

6.

According to the data table, which sample of matter is most likely a metal?

a)

Sample 4

b)

Sample 3

c)

Sample 2

d)

Sample 1

7.

The area on the periodic table labeled 2 would be the _________.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloides

d)

Actinoides

8.

​ ​ ​ Identify the Metals.

a)

Carbon (C), Oxygen (O), Fluorine (F)

b)

Lithium (Li), Calcium (Ca), Copper (Cu)

9.

Most of the elements on the periodic table are _________

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

10.

The elements found by the "stair steps" on the periodic table would be the __________.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

11.

The elements that reside on the right side of the "stair step" line of the periodic table would be the __________.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

12.

Good at losing electrons.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

13.

Good at gaining electrons.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

14.

Can gain or lose electrons.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

15.

An atom of which noble gas contains 48 Neutrons?

a)

Helium (He)

b)

Neon (Ne)

c)

Argon (Ar)

d)

Krypton (Kr)

16.

The shaded row in the table above is called a __________.

a)

column

b)

family

c)

group

d)

period

17.

From the facts listed above, what can you infer is the identity of the element?

a)

Helium

b)

Neon

c)

Argon

d)

Hydrogen

18.

Referring to the periodic table, what is the average atomic mass of Oxygen?

a)

6

b)

14

c)

40

d)

16

19.

A student receives a model of an atom that contains seven protons, seven neutrons, and seven electrons, and has an atomic mass of fourteen. What procedure can the student use to identify the atom?

a)

The student can reference the periodic table and find the element has the atom number of 7 which represents the number of neutrons in the atom.

b)

The student can reference the periodic table and finds that the element has the atomic number of 14 which represents the number of protons in the atom.

c)

The student can reference the periodic table and finds that the element has the atomic number of fourteen which represents the number of electrons and neutrons in the atom

d)

The student can reference that periodic table and finds that the element has the atomic number of 7 which represents the number of protons.

20.

What is the chemical symbol for Magnesium?

a)

Hg

b)

Mg

c)

Mo

d)

H

21.

According to the periodic table, what is true about Neon?

a)

Neon is a very reactive metal.

b)

Neon will not bond with other elements.

c)

Neon is a very reactive nonmetal.

d)

Neon has two valence electrons.

22.

The atomic number of an element that has 6 protons and 6 neutrons is _________.

a)

9

b)

12

c)

6

d)

3

23.

Referring to the periodic table, the element sulfur is most like the element _________.

a)

phosphorus (P)

b)

Chlorine (Cl)

c)

Calcium (Ca)

d)

Oxygen (O)

24.

The nucleus of an atom has an overall _______ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

static

d)

neutral

25.

Assuming these atoms are stable with no charge, which atom has less protons (grey) than neutrons (white)

a)

b)

c)

d)

26.

The letter "A" would represent which part of the atom?

a)

The nucleus

b)

The proton

c)

The electron

d)

An energy level

e)

The neutron

27.

The letter "B" would represent which part of the atom?

a)

The nucleus

b)

The proton

c)

The electron

d)

An energy level

e)

The neutron

28.

The letter "C" would represent which part of the atom?

a)

The nucleus

b)

The proton

c)

The electron

d)

An energy level

e)

The neutron

29.

The letter "D" would represent which part of the atom?

a)

The nucleus

b)

The proton

c)

The electron

d)

An energy level

e)

The neutron

30.

The letter "E" would represent which part of the atom?

a)

The nucleus

b)

The proton

c)

The electron

d)

An energy level

e)

The neutron

31.

Where is most of the mass of an atom located?

a)

In the electron

b)

evenly spread out throughout the atom

c)

in the nucleus

d)

in the electron cloud

32.

The electron has a ___________.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

static

d)

neutral

33.

The positively charged particle in the center of the atom is called the _________.

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

quark

34.

Analyze the following diagram of a neutral atom. The name of the atom is _____________.

a)

Carbon

b)

Chlorine

c)

Argon

d)

Sodium

35.

The area labeled "3" on the periodic table would be called

a)

Metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

Actinoides