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PTABLE QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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.

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

6.

A row on the Periodic Table of Elements

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

7.
___________ is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature.
a)
Platinum
b)
Water
c)
Tin
d)
Mercury
8.
__________ would have some characteristics of metals and some characteristics of nonmetals.
a)
Gold
b)
Sodium
c)
Arsenic
d)
Bismuth
9.

Which element is found in group 2, period 6?

a)

Oxygen (O)

b)

Barium (Ba)

c)

Selenium (Se)

d)

Carbon (C)

10.

Which halogen is found in period 4?

a)

Krypton (Kr)

b)

Xenon (Xe)

c)

Bromine (Br)

d)

Iodine (I)

11.

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)

12.

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

a)

group

b)

period

c)

family

d)

classification

13.

Which element is this an atom of?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Carbon

c)

Copper

d)

Protonium

14.

Which of the following is not an alkali metal?

a)

potassium

b)

sodium

c)

krypton

d)

lithium

15.

The horizontal rows in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

rows

16.
The most abundant type of element on the periodic table is ...
a)
metalloids
b)
metals
c)
non-metals
d)
gases
17.

What is the name of the element? (Use the Periodic table provided)

a)

sodium

b)

magnesium

c)

vanadium

18.
The periodic table is organized by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic size
c)
atomic number
d)
atomic periodicity
19.
a)

P + N (protons + neutrons)

b)

P + E (protons + electrons)

c)

N + E (neutrons + electrons

20.
Which substance is the best conductor of electricity?
a)
a block of wood
b)
a sheet of paper
c)
a piece of plastic
d)
a metal pipe