Periodic Table Questions
1. Which group is known as the halogens?
A) 1
B) 2 C) 17 D) 18
2. In which section of the Periodic Table are the most
active metals located?
A) Lower right corner
C) Lower left corner
B) Upper right corner
D) Upper left corner
3. More than two-thirds of the elements of the
Periodic Table are classified as
A) Metals
C) Metalloids
B) Noble gases
D) Nonmetals
4. Which of the following Period 3 elements has the
least metallic character?
A) Si
B) Al C) Na D) Mg
5. Which three elements have the most similar
properties?
A) O, N, Si
C) B, C, N
B) Ar, Kr, Br
D) K, Rb, Cs
6. Which pair of Group 15 elements are nonmetals?
A) Nitrogen and arsenic
B) Arsenic and antimony
C) Nitrogen and phosphorus
D) Phosphorus and bismuth
7. Which list of elements consists of a metal, a
metalloid, and a nonmetal?
A) Li, Na, Rb
C) O, S, Te
B) Cr, Mo, W
D) Sn, Si, C
8. Which element has properties most like those of
magnesium?
A) Sodium
C) Calcium
B) Cesium
D) Potassium
9. Element X is a solid that is brittle, lacks luster, and
has six valence electrons. How is it best classified?
A) Metal
C) Nonmetal
B) Noble Gas
D) Halogen
10. Elements on the modern Periodic Table are
arranged in order of increasing
A) Atomic number
C) Number of neutrons
B) Number of valence
D) Atomic Mass
Electrons
11. Which properties are characteristic of nonmetals?
A) High conductivity and malleability
B) Low conductivity and malleability
C) Low conductivity and brittle
D) High conductivity and brittle
Name
12. Which element is malleable and ductile?
A) S
B) Au
C) Si
D) Ge
13. An element that is ductile and a good conductor of
heat could have an atomic number of
A) 16
B) 18
C) 35
D) 29
14. Which element is a liquid at room temperature?
A) Cesium
C) Francium
B) Gallium
D) Bromine
15. Which halogen exists as a solid at standard room
temperature?
A) Chlorine
C) Iodine
B) Bromine
D) Fluorine
16. Given the following diagram
Key
= atom
At standard room temperature, which element
could this diagram represent?
A) Ag
B) Rn
C) Xe
D) Kr
17. Which group of elements would not combine with
other elements?
A) Alkali Metals
C) Halogens
B) Alkaline Earth Metals D) Noble Gases
18. Which statement is true for phosphorus?
A) Family 5
C) 15 neutrons
B) 3 shells
D) Atomic mass = 30
19. Shade in the box for the element with 3 valence
electrons on the fifth shell.
20. Shade in the boxes for the elements that have three
shells of electrons.