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Regents Review
Periodic Table Worksheet
1. Which two characteristics are as sociated with metals?
A. low first ionization energy and low electronegativity
B. low first ionization energy and high electronegativity
C. high first ionization energy and low electronegativity
D. high first ionization energy and high electronegativity
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14. Which isotopic no tation identifies a metalloid that i s matched
with the corresponding number of protons in each of its atoms?
A. 24Mg and 12 protons
C. 75As and 75 protons
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B.
Si and 14 protons
D. 80Br and 80 protons
2. Which element is malleable and can conduct electricity in the
solid phase?
A. iodine
C. sulfur
B. phosphorus
D. tin
3. Which substance can not be decomposed by ordinary chemical
means?
A. methane
C. ethanol
B. mercury
D. ammonia
4. The elements located in the l ower left corner of the Periodic
Table are classified as
A. metals
C. metalloids
B. nonmetals
D. noble gases
15. At standard pressure, which element has a melting point higher
than standard temperature?
A. F2
C. Fe
B. Br 2
D. Hg
16. According to Reference Ta ble N, which pair of isotopes
spontaneousl y decays?
A. C-12 and N-14
C. C-14 and N-14
B. C-12 and N-16
D. C-14 and N-16
17. Which of these elements has the lowest melting point?
A. Li
C. K
B. Na
D. Rb
18. Which element is a solid at STP?
A.
B.
5. Which statement describes a chemical property of iron?
A. Iron can be flattened int o sheets.
B. Iron conducts electri city and heat.
C. Iron combines wi th oxygen to form rust.
D. Iron can be drawn into a wire.
H2
I2
C.
D.
N2
O2
19. The elements on the Periodic Table are arr anged in order of
increasing
A. boiling point
C. atomic number
B. electronegativity
D. atomic mass
6. What is a propert y of most metals?
A. They tend to gain electrons easil y when bonding.
B. They tend to lose electrons easi ly when bonding.
C. They are poor conductors of heat.
D. They are poor conductors of electricity.
20. Which element has chemical properties that are most similar to
those of calcium?
A. Co
C. N
B. K
D. Sr
7. At STP, which elem ent is brittl e and not a conductor of
electricity?
A. S
C. Na
B. K
D. Ar
21. The carbon atoms in graphite and the carbon atoms in diamond
have different
A. atomic numbers
C. electronegativities
B. atomic masses
D. structural arrangements
8. Which element is classified as a nonmetal?
A. Be
C. Si
B. Al
D. Cl
22. A 10.0-gram sample of which element has the smallest volume
at STP?
A. aluminum
C. titanium
B. magnesium
D. zinc
9. At STP, an element that is a bri ttle solid and a poor co nductor
of heat and electri city could have an a tomic number of
A. 12
C. 16
B. 13
D. 17
10. Which element is a noble gas?
A. krypton
B. chlorine
C.
D.
antimony
manganese
11. Which substance can not be decomposed by a chemical change?
A. Ne
C. HF
B. N2O
D. H2O
12. Which group in the Periodic Table contains elements t hat are
all monatomic gases at STP?
A. 15
C. 17
B. 16
D. 18
13. Which element has both metallic and nonmetallic properties?
A. Rb
C. Si
B. Rn
D. Sr
23. Lithium and potassium have similar chemical properties
because the atoms of both elements have the same
A. mass number
B. atomic number
C. number of electron shells
D. number of valence electrons
24. An atom of argon rarel y bonds to an atom of ano ther el ement
because an argon atom has
A. 8 valence electrons
B. 2 electrons in the first shell
C. 3 electron shells
D. 22 neutrons
25. What is the t otal number of valence electrons in an atom of
sulfur in the ground state?
A. 6
C. 3
B. 8
D. 4
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Periodic Table Worksheet
26. When an atom loses one or more electrons, this a tom becomes a
A. positive ion with a radius smaller than the radius of this
atom
B. positive ion with a radius larger than the radius of this atom
C. negative ion with a radius smaller than the radius of this
atom
D. negative ion with a radius larger than the radius of this
atom
27. Which list of elements from Group 2 on the Periodic Table is
arranged in order of increasing atomic radius?
A. Be, Mg, Ca
C. Ba, Ra, Sr
B. Ca, Mg, Be
D. Sr, Ra, Ba
34. Which Period 4 element has the most metallic properties?
A. As
C. Ge
B. Br
D. Sc
35. Which group on the Periodic Table of the Elements contains
elements t hat react wit h oxygen to form compounds with the
general formula X20?
A. Group 1
C. Group 14
B. Group 2
D. Group 18
36. Element X reacts wit h iron to form two different compounds
with the formulas FeX and Fe 2X3 . To which group on the
Periodic Table does element X belong?
28. Which trends are observed as each of the elements within
Group 15 on the Periodic Table is considered in order from top
to bottom?
A. Their metallic properties decrease and their atomic radii
decrease.
B. Their metallic properties decrease and their atomic radii
increase.
C. Their metallic properties increase and their atomic radii
decrease.
D. Their metallic properties increase and their atomic radii
increase.
29. Atoms of which element have the gr eatest tendency to gain
electrons?
A. bromine
C. fluorine
B. chlorine
D. iodine
A.
B.
Group 8
Group 2
C.
D.
Group 13
Group 16
37. As the elements in Period 2 of the Periodic Table are
considered in succession from left to right, there i s a decrease in
atomic radius with increasing atomic number. This may best be
explained by the fact that the
A. number of protons increases, and the number of shells of
electrons remains the same
B. number of protons increases, and the number of shells of
electrons increases
C. number of protons decreases, and the number of shells of
electrons remains the same
D. number of protons decreases, and the number of shells of
electrons increases
30. The strength of an atom’s attraction for the electrons in a
chemical bond is the atom’s
A. electronegativity
C. heat of reaction
B. ionization energy
D. heat of formation
38. As the atoms in Period 3 of the Periodic Table are considered
from left to right, the atoms generall y show
A. an increase in radius and an increase in ionization energy
B. an increase in radius and a decrease i onization energy
C. a decrease in radius and an increase i n ionization energy
D. a decrease in radius and a decrease in i onization energy
31. As the elements of Group 1 on the Periodic Table are
considered in order of increasing atomic radius, the ionization
energy of each successive element genera lly
A. decreases
C. remains the same
B. increases
39. Based on Reference Table S, atoms of which of these el ements
have the strongest attraction for the electrons in a chemical
bond?
A. Al
C. P
B. Si
D. S
32. How do the atomic radius and meta llic properties of sodium
compare to the atomic radius and metallic properties of
phosphorus?
A. Sodium has a larger atomic radius and is more metallic.
B. Sodium has a larger atomic radius and i s less metallic.
C. Sodium has a smaller atomic radius and is more metallic.
D. Sodium has a smaller atomic radius and is less metallic.
40. What is the correct Lewis electron-dot structure for the
compound magnesium fluoride?
33. Which trends are observed when the elements in Peri od 3 on
the Periodic Table are considered in order of increasing atomic
number?
A. The atomic radius decreases, and the first ionization
energy generally increases.
B. The atomic radius decreases, and the first ionization
energy generally decreases.
C. The atomic radius increases, a nd the first ionization energy
generally increases.
D. The atomic radius increases, a nd the first ionization energy
generally decreases.
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Periodic Table Worksheet
Answer Key
1.
A
31.
A
2.
D
32.
A
3.
B
33.
A
4.
A
34.
D
5.
C
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A
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B
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D
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37.
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D
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C
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C
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D
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C
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A
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D
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C
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B
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C
16.
D
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D
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B
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C
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D
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D
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D
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D
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A
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A
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A
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A
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D
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C
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A