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9SCI Promotions Quiz 1

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 2hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which particles are found in the nucleus?

a)

Neutrons and Electrons

b)

Protons and Neutrons

c)

Protons and Electrons

d)

Electrons and Neutrons

2.

What is the charge of a proton?

a)

+1

b)

-1

c)

0

d)

+2

3.

What is the electron configuration for sodium?

a)

2,4,5

b)

2,8,8,1

c)

2,8,1

d)

2,7,2

4.

What is oxygen’s atomic number?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

5.

What is the mass of a neutron?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

-1

d)

+1

6.

Why does an atom have no overall charge?

a)

Same number of protons and neutrons

b)

Same number of positive protons and negative electrons

c)

Same number of negative electrons and positive neutrons

d)

Same number of protons, neutrons and electrons

7.

Which element has 11 protons?

a)

Sodium

b)

Potassium

c)

Aluminium

d)

Magnesium

8.

How many electrons can go on the second shell (energy level)?

a)

18

b)

8

c)

2

d)

10

9.

What is the charge of an electron?

a)

1

b)

-1

c)

+1

d)

0

10.

If an atom has 17 protons, how many electrons must it have?

a)

17

b)

18

c)

16

d)

12

11.

What is the overall charge of the nucleus?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral (no charge)

d)

Zero

12.

What is the mass of an electron?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

-1

d)

+1

13.

What does the mass number show?

a)

The number of protons in an atom

b)

The number of neutrons in an atom

c)

The number of protons and neutrons in an atom

d)

The number of protons and electrons in an atom

14.

The mass number for aluminium is 27. The atomic number for aluminium is 13. How many neutrons does aluminium have?

a)

27

b)

13

c)

14

d)

40

15.

What does the atomic number show?

a)

The number of protons in an atom

b)

The number of neutrons in an atom

c)

The number of protons and neutrons in an atom

d)

The number of electrons in an atom

16.
A ___________ is an arrangement of elements in columns
a)
columns
b)
rows
c)
periodic table
d)
electron shell
17.
Each column in the periodic table is called a 
a)
period
b)
group
c)
cluster
d)
unit
18.
A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table.
a)
column
b)
group
c)
period
19.
A vertical column in the periodic table.  Elements share similar properties.
a)
row
b)
group
c)
period
20.
A neutron has a charge of
a)
+2
b)
No charge
c)
-1
d)
+1
21.
A proton is....
a)
A negatively charged subatomic particle
b)
A positively charged subatomic particle
c)
A neutrally charged subatomic particle
d)
The only subatomic particle located in the nucleus
22.
Elements in a ..................have similar chemical properties.  
a)
period
b)
group
c)
row
23.

What does the 6 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

24.

What does 12.011 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

25.

What does the C represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

26.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
c)
Mixtures
27.
The simplest substance is..?
a)
Carbon
b)
An element
c)
Water
d)
A simple compound 
28.
A neutron has a charge of
a)
+2
b)
No charge
c)
-1
d)
+1
29.

Beryllium has how many protons?

a)

4

b)

9.0122

c)

2

d)

13.0122

30.
The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
chemical symbol
d)
element name
31.

Hydrogen

a)

Hy

b)

Hi

c)

Hd

d)

H

32.

Helium

a)

H

b)

He

c)

Hi

d)

Hm

33.

Carbon

a)

C

b)

Ca

c)

Cr

d)

Cn

34.

Sodium

a)

S

b)

Sd

c)

Na

d)

K

35.

Ca

a)

Cesium

b)

Cerium

c)

Calcium

d)

Kalium

36.

Iron

a)

Fe

b)

Ir

c)

On

d)

Li

37.

Copper

a)

Co

b)

Cp

c)

Cr

d)

Cu

38.

Zinc

a)

Zn

b)

Zi

c)

Zc

d)

Ak

39.

O

a)

Oron

b)

Oxygen

c)

Oblivium

d)

Osmium

40.

Silver

a)

Si

b)

Au

c)

K

d)

Ag

41.

Nitrogen

a)

N

b)

Ni

c)

Nt

d)

Nr

42.

Fluorine

a)

F

b)

Fl

c)

Fo

43.
Cl is the chemical symbol for...
a)
Chlorine
b)
Carbon
c)
Copper
d)
Silicon
44.
K is the chemical symbol for...
a)
Potassium
b)
Krypton
c)
Chromium
d)
Phosphorus
45.
Lead
a)
Le
b)
La
c)
L
d)
Pb
46.
Mg
a)
Magnesium
b)
Manganesse
c)
Iron
d)
Germanium
47.

Al

a)

aluminum

b)

antimony

c)

argon

d)

silver

48.

Au

a)

Tin

b)

Sulfur

c)

Gold

d)

sliver

49.

Iodine

a)

Ie

b)

Io

c)

ID

d)

I

50.

Br

a)

beryllium

b)

boron

c)

bromine

51.

Write the name of the following element:

N

(a)  

52.

Write the name of the following element:

F

(a)  

53.

Write the name of the following element:

Zn

(a)  

54.

Write the name of the following element:

K

(a)  

55.

Write the name of the following element:

Na

(a)  

56.

Write the name of the following element:

Mg

(a)  

57.

Write the name of the following element:

Cu

(a)  

58.

Write the name of the following element:

Cl

(a)  

59.

Write the name of the following element:

Li

(a)  

60.

Write the name of the following element:

Se

(a)  

61.

Write the SYMBOL of the following element:

Oxygen

(a)  

62.

Write the SYMBOL of the following element:

Manganese

(a)  

63.

Write the SYMBOL of the following element:

Phosphorus

(a)  

64.

Write the SYMBOL of the following element:

Hydrogen

(a)  

65.

Write the SYMBOL of the following element:

Nickel

(a)  

66.

Write the SYMBOL of the following element:

Aluminium

(a)  

67.

Write the SYMBOL of the following element:

Sulfur

(a)  

68.

Write the SYMBOL of the following element:

Bromine

(a)  

69.

Write the SYMBOL of the following element:

Silicon

(a)  

70.

Write the SYMBOL of the following element:

Calcium

(a)  

71.
What is the electron configuration of sodium?
a)
2.8
b)
2.8.2
c)
2.8.1
d)
11
72.
What is the electron configuration of calcium?
a)
2.8.8.2
b)
2.8.10
c)
20
d)
2.18.2
73.
Which element has an electron configuration of 2.5?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Phosphorus
d)
Carbon
74.
Which element has an electron configuration of 2.8.8?
a)
Lead
b)
Flourine
c)
Neon
d)
Argon
75.
What is the electron configuration of Aluminium?
a)
2.8.3
b)
2.11
c)
13
d)
2.8.2
76.
What is the electron configuration of chlorine?
a)
17
b)
2.7
c)
2.8.7
d)
2.8.4
77.
Which element has the electron configuration of 2.8.2?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Sodium
c)
Sulfur
d)
Arsenic
78.
Which element has the electron configuration of 2.8.4?
a)
Neon
b)
Boron
c)
Gallium
d)
Silicon
79.
What is the electron configuration of beryllium?
a)
2.2
b)
2.4
c)
4
d)
6
80.
Which element has the electron configuration of 2.7?
a)
Krypton
b)
Iodine
c)
Flourine
d)
Barium
81.
How many electrons can the first energy level hold?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
0
82.

The second shell from the center of an atom can hold how many electrons?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

8

d)

18

83.

Valence electrons are located...

a)

inside the nucleus

b)

in outer space

c)

on the outermost orbit of an atom

84.
a)

10

b)

2

c)

8

d)

18

85.
How many valence electrons are represented here?
a)
7
b)
5
c)
2
d)
8
86.
How many electrons does Si contain? (click to see image)
a)
14
b)
28
c)
2
d)
4
87.
What is the electron configuration of sodium?
a)
2.8
b)
2.8.2
c)
2.8.1
d)
11
88.

Which group does Hydrogen belong to?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 3

d)

Group 4

89.

Which group does Hydrogen belong to?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 3

d)

Group 4

90.

Which group does Aluminum belong to?

a)

Group 3

b)

Group 13

c)

Group 6

d)

Group 26

91.

Which period is Oxygen found in?

a)

Period 1

b)

Period 2

c)

Period 3

d)

Group 16

92.

Which Period is Gold (Au) found in?

a)

Group 11

b)

Group 6

c)

Period 11

d)

Period 6

93.

Which element is found in Period 4, Group 8?

a)

Iron

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nickel

d)

Silver

94.

Which element is found in Group 2, Period 3?

a)

Sc

b)

Cu

c)

Na

d)

Mg

95.

Which element is in the SAME GROUP as Oxygen?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Sulfur

d)

Carbon

96.

Which element is in the SAME PERIOD as Helium?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Neon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Potassium

97.

What is the ATOMIC NUMBER of the element found in Period 4, Group 1?

a)

41

b)

4

c)

1

d)

19

98.

What Group and Period does Chlorine (Cl) belong to?

a)

Group 3, Period 17

b)

Group 2, Period 17

c)

Group 17, Period 3

d)

Group 17, Period 4

99.

How many electrons can the second shell have?

a)

Two

b)

Eight

c)

Five

d)

Three

100.

What is the electronic configuration of Lithium?

a)

2.8.8

b)

2.2.2

c)

2.8.5

d)

2.1

101.

Subatomic particles with a negative charge

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Quarks

102.
subatomic particles found on the outermost shell & responsible for the atom's reactivity
a)
neutrons
b)
valence electrons
c)
isotopes
d)
ions
103.
Value representing the number of protons in an element
a)
Atomic Mass
b)
Mass Number
c)
Valence Electrons
d)
Atomic Number
104.
Subatomic particles that are neutral in charge
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Nucleus 
d)
Electrons
105.
A tiny but very dense, positively charged portion of the atom that holds most of the atomic mass
a)
Electron Shells
b)
Orbitals
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Nucleus
106.
Arrangement of elements organized by atomic number
a)
Electron Cloud 
b)
Periodic Table 
c)
Electron Configuration
d)
None of these
107.

A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table

a)

Molecule

b)

Period

c)

Family

d)

Atom

108.

What is the atomic number?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

17

d)

52

109.

How many neutrons does calcium have?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

0

110.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

111.
An element's identity is determined by the number of
a)
electrons.
b)
protons.
c)
neutrons.
d)
valence.
112.
Which is a proton?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
113.

Elements in the same group have the same

a)

Properties

b)

Number of electrons

c)

Number of protons

d)

Nucleus

114.
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 neutrons
115.
A negatively charged subatomic particle that exists in various energy levels outside the nucleus of an atom
a)
neutron
b)
electron
c)
proton
d)
subatomic particle
116.

What is Electron Configuration?

a)

A prediction on where an electron lives.

b)

Changing an electron's form

c)

Putting Electrons in a different place

d)

Saying hi to an electron.

117.
Identify the element in Period 5 that has 1 valence electron?
a)
Rb
b)
Nb
c)
Ag
d)
Sb
118.
Which of these elements does not have the same number of valence electrons as the other three?
a)
Helium
b)
Krypton 
c)
Neon
d)
Argon
119.
An example of a Halogen is 
a)
Oxygen
b)
Sulfur
c)
Bromine
d)
Argon