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Periodic Table Trends

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which family of elements reacts violently with water and exposure to oxygen?

a)

Transition Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Actanides

d)

Lanthanides

e)

Alkali Metals

2.

What is the most reactive nonmetal?

a)

Iodine

b)

Fluorine

c)

Chlorine

d)

Bromine

3.

Horizontal rows on the periodic table are called ______?

a)

Families

b)

Periods

c)

Groups

d)

Rows

4.

Which of the following is the most reactive?

a)

Potassium

b)

Sodium

c)

Cesium

d)

Lithium

5.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the noble gases?

a)

Black

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Orange

6.

Mendeleev first ordered the periodic table of elements by increasing..

a)

Atomic Symbol

b)

Atomic Weight

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Atomic Mass

7.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with lanthanides?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Orange

d)

Black

8.

The periodic table is mostly comprised of what type of element?

a)

Metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Nonmetals

9.

Vertical columns on the periodic table are called ____?

a)

Rows

b)

Families

c)

Periods

d)

Groups

10.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with metalloids?

a)

Teal

b)

Gold

c)

Light Blue

d)

Bright Yellow

11.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the alkaline earth metals?

a)

blue/green

b)

teal

c)

yellow

d)

dark yellow

12.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the transition metals?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Black

d)

Orange

e)

Yellow

13.

Which family of elements does not combine with other elements unless under special conditions in a laboratory?

a)

Halogens

b)

Metalloids

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Actinides

e)

Noble Gases

14.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the halogens

a)

Black

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Orange

15.

Noble gases on the periodic table ______.

a)

don't react

b)

react

c)

change color

d)

are less dense

16.

What is the symbol for Iron?

a)

Fe

b)

K

c)

Pb

d)

I

17.

What is the symbol for Potassium?

a)

Rn

b)

Po

c)

K

d)

Cs

18.

___ invented the periodic table.

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Pierre Currie

19.

Today, the periodic table is arranged by

a)

properties

b)

it is random

c)

atomic mass

d)

atomic number

20.

Who created the first periodic table?

a)

Einstein

b)

Mrs. Butts

c)

Meendeleev

d)

Hooke

21.
Elements are represented by chemical symbol.  Symbols are written with
a)
all lower case letters
b)
all capital letters
c)
always only one  letter
d)
At least and ONLY one capital letter
22.
Which number is the atomic mass?
a)
79
b)
196.97
23.

What is the element name?

a)

Beryllium

b)

Be

24.

What is the chemical symbol?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Al

25.
The atomic number of this pictured element is
a)
28
b)
58.6934
c)
Ni
d)
Nickel
26.
What does the 6 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
27.

Originally, how were the elements on the periodic table arranged by?

a)

in alphabetic order

b)

physical & chemical properties

c)

their symbols

d)

Just physical properties

28.

Which of the following elements is a noble gas?

a)

Chlorine

b)

Neon

c)

Magnesium

d)

Oxygen

29.

What is the chemical symbol for Silver?

a)

Ag

b)

Au

c)

Sg

d)

Si

30.

Vertical columns on the periodic table are known as ______?

a)

Blocks

b)

Groups

c)

Rows

d)

Periods

31.

Which element is located in Group 1 and Period 2 of the periodic table?

a)

Beryllium

b)

Potassium

c)

Sodium

d)

Lithium

32.

What is the chemical symbol for the element with atomic number 8?

a)

Ox

b)

Og

c)

Os

d)

O

33.

Which of the following is a property of metals on the periodic table?

a)

Lustrous and malleable

b)

Brittle

c)

Usually gases at room temperature

d)

Poor conductor of electricity

34.

What information does the atomic number of an element provide?

a)

The number of neutrons in the nucleus

b)

The number of protons in the nucleus

c)

The number of electrons in the outer shell

d)

The total mass of the atom

35.

Which of the following elements is classified as a metalloid?

a)

Silicon

b)

Gold

c)

Helium

d)

Oxygen

36.

What is the chemical symbol for Potassium?

a)

P

b)

K

c)

Pt

d)

Po

37.

Which of the following elements is a halogen?

a)

Iron

b)

Argon

c)

Fluorine

d)

Calcium

38.

What is the chemical symbol for Sodium?

a)

So

b)

Sd

c)

Na

d)

Sn

39.

Horizontal rows on the periodic table are called ____?

a)

Blocks

b)

Periods

c)

Groups

d)

Families

40.

Which of the following elements is an alkali metal?

a)

Iron

b)

Neon

c)

Calcium

d)

Potassium

41.

What is the chemical symbol for Calcium?

a)

Cu

b)

C

c)

Cl

d)

Ca

42.

Which of the following is a property of nonmetals?

a)

Malleable

b)

Brittle

c)

Lustrous

d)

Good conductor of electricity

43.

Which of the following elements is a transition metal?

a)

Iron

b)

Sulfur

c)

Helium

d)

Carbon

44.

Which group on the periodic table contains the halogens?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 18

c)

Group 17

d)

Group 2

45.

Which of the following elements is found in Group 17 of the periodic table?

a)

Calcium

b)

Chlorine

c)

Iron

d)

Neon

46.

What is the chemical symbol for Magnesium?

a)

Mg

b)

Mn

c)

Ma

d)

Mc

47.

Which property is typical of metals on the periodic table?

a)

Brittle

b)

Poor conductor of heat

c)

Dull

d)

Lustrous

48.

How many total electrons does a neutral atom of copper have?

a)

29

b)

11

c)

63.546

d)

14

49.

How many valence electrons does an atom of fluorine have?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

e)

17

50.

How many valence electrons does an atom of sulfur contain?

a)

6

b)

32

c)

16

d)

3

51.

How many total electrons does a neutral atom of copper have?

a)

29

b)

11

c)

63.546

d)

14

52.

How many valence electrons does carbon have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

53.

USE THE PERIODIC TABLE

How many valence electrons does sodium have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

54.

USE THE PERIODIC TABLE

How many valence electrons does Phosphorus have?

a)

31

b)

5

c)

15

d)

4

55.
Elements in the same column of the periodic table always have the same # of _______ as one another.
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
d)
Valence Electrons
56.
How many valence electrons are in an atom of Ba?
a)
2
b)
8
c)
4
d)
1
57.
Rows on the period table are called _____ while columns are called _____.
a)
groups, families
b)
groups, periods
c)
periods, groups
d)
families, groups
58.

particles in an atom that are negatively charge

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

nucleus

59.

Particles in an atom that are positively charged

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

atom

d)

electron

60.

Neutron

a)

particles in an atom that has no charge

b)

particles in an atom that is negatively charge

c)

particles in an atom that is positively charge

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