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Practice Problems

 

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Atoms & the Periodic Table

Multiple Choice

Answer all the Multiple Choice Questions then hit "Check" after the last multiple choice question

Who invented the periodic table?
Dmitry Mendeleev
Albert Einstein
Albert Pujols
Neils Bohr

Which of the following best describes the element chlorine?
the first energy level is the outermost energy level
the second energy level is the outermost energy level
the third energy level is the outermost energy level
the fourth energy level is the outermost energy level

The rows of the periodic table are called:
rows
periods
families
groups

How many periods are there on the Periodic table?
5
7
9
18

The columns of the periodic table are called:
rows
periods
families
valence

All of the elements in a period have the same ________.
number of electrons
atomic weight
number of energy levels
number of protons
number of neutrons

All of the elements in a group have the same number of _________.
number of valence electrons
atomic weight
number of energy levels
number of protons in the nucleus
number of neutrons in the nucleus

The periodic table is arranged this way because
it places similar elements together
it places opposite elements together
it places the same color elements together
it places elements in the order they were discovered

Which of the following is NOT true about the Periodic table
members of the same family have the same number of valence electrons
members of the same period have the same number of energy levels
elements are listed in order of increasing atomic number
The smaller atoms are listed at the bottom of the periodic table

What is the atomic number?
The number of protons
the number of neutrons
the number of protons + neutrons
the number of protons + electrons

Where, in the periodic table, are the noble gases located ?
family 1
family 2
family 17
far right on the periodic table

Which of the following is a member of the alkali metal family?
Hydrogen
Magnesium
Copper
Potassium
chlorine
Argon

Which of the following is a member of the halogen family?
Hydrogen
Magnesium
Copper
Potassium
chlorine
Argon

Which of the following is in period 3 on the periodic table
scandium
lithium
silicon
nitrogen
Vanadium
none of the above

Elements in the same family have similar characteristics because they have the same ________.
number of energy levels
valence electrons
size
number of protons

If A lab assignment needed a material that was very ductile, you would pick an element ________
on the right side of the periodic table
in family 17
Boron
on the left side of the periodic table

All atoms of hydrogen
have one neutron
have one proton
equal numbers of protons and neutrons
have an atomic mass of 2

Which of the following would be referred to as a metalloid?
Aluminum
Hydrogen
Fluorine
Arsenic

If A lab assignment needed a solid material that was very brittle, you would pick an element ________
that is a solid on the right side of the periodic table
that is a solid in family 5
Indium
that is a solid on the left side of the periodic table

Important Links

Visit these links from my friends at Jefferson Labs.
By the term friends, I mean people that don't know me, but would think I was extremely cool if they did ever meet me.

Element Math: Check this out!

Element Flashcards If you click more options, you can choose exactly which elements to be tested over.



Complete the Isotopes Practice Problems from the list of practice problems.
Physical Science