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Periodic Table Quiz- Part 1
1. What general category describes the majority of the elements on the
periodic chart?
a. Metals
b. Liquids
c. Nonmetals
d. Semi-conductors
2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which element is in the same family as Chlorine and Fluorine?
Hydrogen
Lithium
Oxygen
Bromine
3. An unknown sample is malleable and ductile. Where on the periodic table
would the sample most likely be found?
a. To the right of the zig-zag line.
b. Bordering right on the zig-zag line.
c. To the left of the zig-zag line.
d. There are no elements that are both malleable and ductile found on the
periodic table.
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
How are elements arranged on the periodic table?
Number of Neutrons
Group Number
Period Number
Atomic Number
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which elements would have similar properties to those of potassium?
Lithium and sodium
Bromine and Krypton
Calcium and Scandium
Boron and Carbon
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which of the following best describes the properties of metalloids?
They have the ability to be pulled into wires.
They have the ability to be hammered into sheets.
They have the ability to be liquid at room temperature.
They have the ability to conduct electricity only under certain conditions.
7. Which property of sodium can be determined based on its location on the
periodic table?
a. It is a solid metal at room temperature.
b. It is a liquid metal at room temperature.
c. It is a solid nonmetal at room temperature.
d. It is a semi-conductor.
8. Which of the following subatomic particles can be identified by the atomic
number?
a. Protons and neutrons
b. Protons and electrons
c. Protons only
d. Electrons only
9. Which element below would fall under the category of semi-conductor?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Na (sodium)
Al (aluminum)
Argon (Ar)
Antimony (Sb)
10. Under room temperature conditions, the greatest number of elements are
a) gases
b) solids
c) liquids
d) plasmas
11. Which element is in Period 4, Group 13?
a) Na
b) Al
c) Ga
d) K
12. How many electrons does Sulfur contain?
a) 15
b) 16
c) 17
d) 18
13. Which elements below are ALL nonmetals?
a) K, Ca, Sc
b) Be, Br, Kr
c) V, Cr, Mn
d) Ne, Cl, Br
14. Rusting is an example of a:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Physical change
Chemical change
Specific heat
Salt water solution
15. Which of the following properties is NOT a chemical property?
a) Reactivity with oxygen
b) Malleability
c) Flammability
d) Reactivity with acid
16. A pure substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical or
chemical means is
a)
b)
c)
d)
A property
A compound
A colloid
An element
17. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a metal?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Shiny
Malleable
Brittle
Ductile
18. An element that is not shiny and does not conduct electricity very well, but is
somewhat malleable and ductile, is a
a)
b)
c)
d)
Metal
Metalloid
Nonmetal
Compound
19. A cloudy substance that forms when 2 or more substances combine is called:
a) solute
b) solvent
c) precipitate
d) inertia
20. Atoms of ALL elements have neutrons in their nucleus.
a. True
b. False
21. Neutrons carry the negative charge of an atom.
a. True
b. False
22. Protons are one of three main types of particles that make up atoms.
a. True
b. False
23. The atomic mass equals:
a.
b.
c.
d.
the number of protons
the number of neutrons
the number of protons + neutrons
the number of electrons + neutrons
24. The atoms of different elements have
a. different numbers of protons
b. different types of protons
c. the same number of protons
25. A substance composed of one kind of atom and cannot be broken down into a
simpler substance by ordinary means would be a (an) _______________.
a. element
b. precipitate
c. solute
d. solution
26. The smallest particle of matter that displays the properties of an element.
a. Atomic Mass
b. Nucleus
c. Atom
d. Atomic Number
27. The particle having no charge and found in the nucleus of an atom.
a. Shell
b. Neutron
c. Electron
d. Proton
28. The negative particle of an atom that orbits the nucleus.
a. Shell
b. Neutron
c. Electron
d. Proton
Please identify each part of the atom using the Bohr Model below.
Since I have provided a word bank, spelling will count.
29.
30.
32.
33.
31.
NUCLEUS
ELECTRON
NEUTRON
PROTON
OUTERSHELL
34. What element is this?
a. Lithium
b. Beryllium
c. Boron
d. Carbon
35. How many protons does this element have?
a.
b.
c.
d.
12
13
14
15
36. How many electrons does this element have?
a.
b.
c.
d.
12
13
14
15
37. How many neutrons does this
element have?
a. 12
b. 13
c. 14
d. 15
38. What element is this?
a. Aluminum
b. Silicon
c. Phosphorus
d. Sulfur