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