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. Which element is in the same family as Chlorine and Fluorine? a. Hydrogen b. Lithium c. Oxygen d. 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. How are elements arranged on the periodic table? a. Number of Neutrons b. Group Number c. Period Number d. Atomic Number
5. Which elements would have similar properties to those of potassium? a. Lithium and sodium b. Bromine and Krypton c. Calcium and Scandium d. Boron and Carbon 6. Which of the following best describes the properties of metalloids? a. They have the ability to be pulled into wires. b. They have the ability to be hammered into sheets. c. They have the ability to be liquid at room temperature. d. 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. Na (sodium) b. Al (aluminum) c. Argon (Ar) d. 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) Physical change b) Chemical change c) Specific heat d) 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) A property b) A compound c) A colloid d) An element 17. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a metal? a) Shiny b) Malleable c) Brittle d) Ductile 18. An element that is not shiny and does not conduct electricity very well, but is somewhat malleable and ductile, is a a) Metal b) Metalloid c) Nonmetal d) 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. the number of protons b. the number of neutrons c. the number of protons + neutrons d. 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. 33. 32. 31. 30. NUCLEUS ELECTRON PROTON NEUTRON OUTERSHELL 34. What element is this? a. Lithium b. Beryllium c. Boron d. Carbon
35. How many protons does this element have? a. 12 b. 13 c. 14 d. 15 37. How many neutrons does this element have? a. 12 b. 13 c. 14 d. 15 36. How many electrons 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