Periodic Table Scavenger Hunt
Time: ____________
Name: ___________________________
Use the periodic table to answer the following questions. The person done fastest with the most correct
answers will win a prize on Thursday. You may use your notes, but not a partner.
1. How many groups are on the periodic
table?
16. How many valence/outer electrons are in
Barium?
2. What element is in period 4, group 12?
17. How many electron
shells/levels/orbits/rings does Xenon use?
3. What type of element is Hafnium?
18. What type of element is Oxygen?
4. What period is Uranium in?
19. What element has 16 protons?
5. What are group 1 elements called?
6. What element has 50 protons in its
nucleus?
20. Which group of elements has 3
valence/outer electrons?
21. What type of element is Calcium?
7. How many electrons can period 2 elements
hold in their outer shell?
22. What is the name for the elements in
groups 3-12?
8. What are elements 89-103 called?
9. How many outer/valence electrons are in
group 17 elements?
23. How many neutrons in the most common
version of Platinum?
24. What is the 11th element in period 4?
10. How many neutrons are in the most
common version of Krypton?
25. What type of element is Tellurium?
11. What period and group is Gold in?
26. How many protons in Tungsten?
12. What is the third element in group 18?
27. What is the symbol for Tin?
13. What type of element is Germanium?
28. What are the group 2 elements called?
14. What group is Chlorine in? What is the
group name?
29. How many electrons can fit in the outside
shell/ring/level for period 4 elements?
15. What element is group 12, period 7?
30. How many neutrons are in the most
common version of Lead?