CHEM: Revision: Can you "read" the Periodic Table?
  • 1. What is the mass number (rounded to the nearest whole number) of the element with the symbol "V"?
A) 23
B) 51
C) 60
D) 50
  • 2. How many valence electrons does Chlorine have?
A) 7
B) 17
C) 3
D) 1
  • 3. What is the group number for Rhodium?
A) 103
B) 5
C) 45
D) 9
  • 4. What is the period number for Arsenic?
A) 15
B) 33
C) 4
D) 3
  • 5. Neon, Argon, and Krypton belong to which group?
A) Noble Gases
B) Alkali Metals
C) Alkaline Earth Metals
D) Halogens
E) Transition Metals
  • 6. What is the atomic number of Nitrogen?
A) 14
B) 14.007
C) 7
D) 2
  • 7. How many electrons does Barium have?
A) 137
B) 6
C) 56
D) 2
  • 8. How many energy levels does Cesium have?
A) 6
B) 2
C) 1
D) 7
  • 9. Which of the following is true?
A) Mercury is a solid metal.
B) Chlorine is a liquid non-metal.
C) Phosphorus is a non-metal gas.
D) Tellurium is a solid metalloid.
  • 10. How many protons does Molybdenum have?
A) 42
B) 6
C) 96
D) 5
  • 11. How many neutrons does Lithium have?
A) 7
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
  • 12. Which of the following correctly matches the subatomic particle with its charge?
A) proton/-, electron/+, neutron/no charge
B) proton/+, neutron/-, electron/no charge
C) proton/+, electron/-, neutron/uncharged
D) proton/+, electron/neutral, neutron/-
  • 13. Which two particles are located in the atom's nucleus?
A) protons and neutrons
B) neutrons and electrons
C) protons and orbits
D) protons and electrons
  • 14. Based on their position on the periodic table, which pair of elements has similar chemical properties?
A) Mercury and Thallium
B) Argon and Krypton
C) Phosphorus and Silicon
D) Carbon and Boron
  • 15. Which of the following is still true today?
A) the atom is mostly empty space
B) the atom is a positively charged sphere with electrons embedded in it
C) atoms are tiny solid spheres
D) electrons orbit totally randomly around the nucleus
  • 16. Elements that are in the same __________ have similar chemical properties?
A) group
B) period
C) nucleus
D) region
  • 17. Based on its position on the periodic table, Sodium has similar properties to which element?
A) Chlorine
B) Beryllium
C) Magnesium
D) Lithium
  • 18. For any atom that is neutral, the number of electrons is equal to the -
A) period number
B) number of protons
C) number of neutrons
D) group number
  • 19. For any atom, the number of neutrons is -
A) the mass number minus the atomic number
B) the same as the number of energy levels
C) greater than the mass number
D) the same as the number of electrons
  • 20. To determine the number of valence electrons of an element, you must first figure out its -
A) State of Matter
B) Number of Neutrons
C) Group Number
D) Period Number
  • 21. An atom has 7 protons. What is the element?
A) Carbon
B) Francium
C) Nitrogen
D) Manganese
  • 22. Is it possible for Carbon to have 7 protons?
A) No, every single Carbon atom has exactly 6 protons. An atom's atomic number gives it its identity.
B) Yes, some Carbon atoms have 6 protons, some have 7 protons.
  • 23. How is an ion created?
A) by losing protons
B) By adding or losing electrons
C) by adding electrons
D) by adding protons
  • 24. How is a cation created?
A) by adding electrons
B) by losing electrons
C) by adding protons
D) by losing protons
  • 25. How is an anion created?
A) by losing protons
B) by losing electrons
C) by adding protons
D) by adding electrons
  • 26. How is an isotope created?
A) by adding electrons
B) by adding or losing neutrons
C) by adding neutrons
D) by adding protons
  • 27. The number of neutrons in an atom is the...?
A) same as the mass number
B) same as the atomic number
C) mass number divided by 2
D) difference between the atomic and mass number
  • 28. The number of electrons in a neutral atom is ?
A) the same as the mass number
B) the difference between the mass and atomic number
C) the same as the number of neutrons
D) the same as the atomic number
  • 29. Which of the following pairs are most similar in chemical behaviour?
A) Na and Li
B) B and O
C) Hg and C
D) Mg and F
  • 30. Which of the following are most similar in electronegativity?
A) Mg and Cl
B) Ba and Ra
C) F and At
D) Li and Po
  • 31. The most reactive element belongs to which family?
A) The transition metals
B) The halogens
C) The alkali metals
D) The noble gases
E) The alkali earth metals
  • 32. The most electronegative element belongs to which family?
A) The noble gases
B) The alkali metals
C) The transition metals
D) The halogens
  • 33. The least reactive elements are all found in which group?
A) 1
B) 8
C) 17
D) 4
E) 18
  • 34. What does the period number tell us?
A) how many electrons there are
B) how reactive they are
C) how many electron levels there are
D) how many protons there are
  • 35. What does the group number tell us?
A) the number of neutrons
B) the number of protons
C) how many valence electrons the atom has
D) how many electrons the atom has
  • 36. Which element is a metal but also a liquid?
A) Mercury
B) Fluorine
C) Sodium
D) Silver
E) Iron
  • 37. Which element from this list is the smallest?
A) Li
B) Au
C) H
D) F
E) Al
  • 38. Which element from this list is the most reactive?
A) Mg
B) Al
C) I
D) Li
E) Cs
  • 39. What makes one element different from another element?
A) the number of protons
B) the number of electrons
C) the number of neutrons
  • 40. Which scientist is given credit for developing the Periodic Table?
A) Dalton
B) Lewis
C) Bohr
D) Newton
E) Mendeleev
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