Name _______________________________ Date __________________
SOL PS.4
Use this portion of the Periodic Table of the Elements to answer the next eight
questions.
1
18
1
2
H
He
1.007
3
2
13
14
15
16
17
4
5
6
7
8
9
4.003
10
Li
Be
B
C
N
O
F
Ne
6.941 9.012
11
12
10.81 12.01 14.00 15.99
13
14
15
16
Na Mg
22.99 24.30
19
20
0
5
K
Al
3
4
11
12
21
22
29
30
Ca Sc
Ti
39.09 40.07 44.95 47.88
S
Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se
A Its atomic number is 19, its atomic
mass (weight) is 39.09, and it is in
the same family as magnesium.
B Its atomic number is 39.09, its
atomic mass (weight) is 19, and it is
in the same family as sodium.
C Its atomic number is 19, its atomic
mass (weight) is 39.09, and it is in
the same family as sodium.
D Its atomic number is 39.09, its
atomic mass (weight) is 19, and it is
in the same family as magnesium.
2. Which set of element pairs below
contains elements chemically
similar to each other?
H and He
C and O
Mg and Ca
K and Kr
P
63.54 65.39 69.72 72.61 74.92 78.96
1. The symbol for the element
sodium is Na, for magnesium is
Mg, and for potassium is K.
Which of the following statements
is true for potassium?
A
B
C
D
Si
26.98 28.08 30.97 32.07
31
32
33
34
18.99 20.18
17
18
Cl
Ar
35.45 39.94
35
36
Br
Kr
79.90 83.80
3. Which family of the periodic table
is the least chemically reactive?
A 1
B 11
C 17
D 18
4. Which of the following sets of
elements are in the same period?
A
B
C
D
He, Ne, Ar
Se, Zn, Br
B, Al, Ga
F, S, As
5. Which of the elements below is
the most reactive?
A
B
C
D
copper
magnesium
zinc
fluorine
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6. Where on the periodic table are
the most active metals found?
11. If a neutral atom loses an
electron, what is it called?
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
bottom left
bottom right
top left (except hydrogen)
top right (except helium)
7. Which of the following
substances contains a covalent
bond?
A
B
C
D
KCl
N2
Ca2O
CuBr
8. Which of the following
substances contains an ionic
bond?
A
B
C
D
MgBr2
H2O2
CO
F2
12. Which of the following statements
is true?
A Noble gases form compounds under
many conditions.
B The elements fluorine (F), chlorine
(Cl), and bromine (Br) never form
ionic compounds.
C Ionic bonds are stronger than
covalent bonds.
D Covalent bonds are stronger than
ionic bonds.
13. This is a balanced chemical
equation:
Cl2 + 2Na  2 NaCl
9. What are two common forms of
chemical bonding?
A
B
C
D
ionic and bivalent
covalent and polar
bivalent and polar
covalent and ionic
a gas
a positive ion
a negative ion
a charged molecule
What are the substances on the
right of the arrow called?
A
B
C
D
reactants
products
coefficients
synthencents
10. Calcium, a soft metal, and
fluorine, a corrosive gas, combine
to form calcium fluoride. What is
calcium fluoride?
A
B
C
D
a mixture
an organic molecule
a molecule
a binary compound
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