Download Periodic Table Assessment Quiz 2016

Element & Periodic Table Quiz
1. Hydrogen (H) is the first
element on the periodic table.
It has only one electron and
one proton. It is also the most
abundant element in the
entire universe. You will
usually find it in the upper left
of the periodic table.
2. False! Take a look at the table.
You need to notice how oxygen
(O) is above and to the left of
chlorine (Cl). That location shows
that it is lighter and has a lower
atomic number. Generally, the
atomic mass of elements
increases as you move to the
right and down the table.
3. The far right column of the
periodic table is the home of the
noble gases. Of the choices you
had, only neon (Ne) is located in
that column. Noble gases are also
known as inert gases. The family
includes helium (He), neon (Ne),
argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon
(Xe) and radon (Rn).
4. True! It's not as if they are the same
element, but they do share
characteristics. They both like to
make four bonds and they are both
located in the same column of the
periodic table. Other elements in
this column are germanium (Ge), tin
(Sn), and lead (Pb). These other
three elements are not as similar as
carbon and silicon.
5. Gold (Au) was the right answer.
Gold is a metal that you will usually
find inside of the Earth. You will
probably never see gold as a gas.
Nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), and argon
(Ar) are all found in the
atmosphere. Nitrogen is the most
common element found in our
atmosphere
6. This one was a little harder. You
needed to remember what
elements were in which rows. The
correct answer was "Sodium (Na),
Carbon(C), Chlorine(Cl)” because
carbon is actually in the second
row.
7. There are about 118 known elements
listed in the periodic table. As
scientists continue to experiment
with particle accelerators and
cyclotrons, they will be able to make
more elements. Many of the
manmade elements on the periodic
table only last for a few milliseconds
before they break apart.
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8. The elements of the periodic table
are organized by atomic number.
Hydrogen and helium make up the
top row of the periodic table at
numbers one and two. The atomic
number represents the number of
protons and electrons in a neutral
atom.
9. You will not find information
about the atomic radius of an
atom. The square for each
element will have the atomic
number, atomic weight, name,
and symbol for each element.
10. Dmitri Mendeleev is credited
with designing the modern
periodic table. Jason Priestly is an
actor. Joseph Priestly and
Antoine Lavoisier were both
chemists. Albert Einstein
developed theories about atomic
particles, but was a modern
physicist.
11. True! Rows in the periodic table
are called periods. The columns
of the periodic table are called
groups.
12. All of these choices are
different families of elements.
Noble gases can be found on the
far right of the periodic table
with halogens just to the left.
Alkali earth metals make up the
second column.
13. The columns of the periodic table are
called groups. In some cases, those
columns represent families of elements.
The rows of the periodic table are called
periods. At the end of every period is a
noble gas.
14. False! Noble gases are found on
the far right of the periodic table.
Halogens are in the second group
form the right. Metals of all types
are found around the left side of
the periodic table. There may be
earth, transition, or alkaline
earth metals across the table.
15. True! Elements in the same
groups, such as the halogens or
noble gases, often share similar
chemical properties. All of the
noble gases are very
nonreactive while all of the
halogens are very reactive.