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Periodic TAble



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

What is another name for the representative elements?
a.
Group A elements
c.
Group C elements
b.
Group B elements
d.
transition elements
 

 2. 

Which of the following elements is in the same period as phosphorus?
a.
carbon
c.
nitrogen
b.
magnesium
d.
oxygen
 

 3. 

The modern periodic table is arranged in order of increasing atomic ____.
a.
mass
c.
number
b.
charge
d.
radius
 

 4. 

Which of the following categories includes the majority of the elements?
a.
metalloids
c.
metals
b.
liquids
d.
nonmetals
 

 5. 

Of the elements Pt, V, Li, and Kr, which is a nonmetal?
a.
Pt
c.
Li
b.
V
d.
Kr
 

 6. 

In which of the following sets is the symbol of the element, the number of protons, and the number of electrons given correctly?
a.
In, 49 protons, 49 electrons
c.
Cs, 55 protons, 132.9 electrons
b.
Zn, 30 protons, 60 electrons
d.
F, 19 protons, 19 electrons
 

 7. 

What element has the electron configuration 1s6periodic_files/i0080000.jpg2s6periodic_files/i0080001.jpg2p6periodic_files/i0080002.jpg3s6periodic_files/i0080003.jpg3p6periodic_files/i0080004.jpg?
a.
nitrogen
c.
silicon
b.
selenium
d.
silver
 

 8. 

Which subatomic particle plays the greatest part in determining the properties of an element?
a.
proton
c.
neutron
b.
electron
d.
none of the above
 

 9. 

Which of the following groupings contains only representative elements?
a.
Cu, Co, Cd
c.
Al, Mg, Li
b.
Ni, Fe, Zn
d.
Hg, Cr, Ag
 

 10. 

What are the Group 1A and Group 7A elements examples of?
a.
representative elements
c.
noble gases
b.
transition elements
d.
nonmetallic elements
 

 11. 

How does atomic radius change from top to bottom in a group in the periodic table?
a.
It tends to decrease.
c.
It first increases, then decreases.
b.
It tends to increase.
d.
It first decreases, then increases.
 

 12. 

How does atomic radius change from left to right across a period in the periodic table?
a.
It tends to decrease.
c.
It first increases, then decreases.
b.
It tends to increase.
d.
It first decreases, then increases.
 

 13. 

What causes the shielding effect to remain constant across a period?
a.
Electrons are added to the same principal energy level.
b.
Electrons are added to different principal energy levels.
c.
The charge on the nucleus is constant.
d.
The atomic radius increases.
 

 14. 

Atomic size generally ____.
a.
increases as you move from left to right across a period
b.
decreases as you move from top to bottom within a group
c.
remains constant within a period
d.
decreases as you move from left to right across a period
 

 15. 

What element in the second period has the largest atomic radius?
a.
carbon
c.
potassium
b.
lithium
d.
neon
 

 16. 

Which of the following statements is true about ions?
a.
Cations form when an atom gains electrons.
b.
Cations form when an atom loses electrons.
c.
Anions form when an atom gains protons.
d.
Anions form when an atom loses protons.
 

 17. 

The metals in Groups 1A, 2A, and 3A ____.
a.
gain electrons when they form ions
c.
all have ions with a 16periodic_files/i0180000.jpg charge
b.
all form ions with a negative charge
d.
lose electrons when they form ions
 

 18. 

Why is the second ionization energy greater than the first ionization energy?
a.
It is more difficult to remove a second electron from an atom.
b.
The size of atoms increases down a group.
c.
The size of anions decreases across a period.
d.
The nuclear attraction from protons in the nucleus decreases.
 

 19. 

In which of the following sets are the charges given correctly for all the ions?
a.
Na6periodic_files/i0200000.jpg, Mg6periodic_files/i0200001.jpg, Al6periodic_files/i0200002.jpg
c.
Rb6periodic_files/i0200003.jpg, Ba6periodic_files/i0200004.jpg, P6periodic_files/i0200005.jpg
b.
K6periodic_files/i0200006.jpg, Sr6periodic_files/i0200007.jpg, O6periodic_files/i0200008.jpg
d.
N6periodic_files/i0200009.jpg, O6periodic_files/i0200010.jpg, F6periodic_files/i0200011.jpg
 

 20. 

What is the element with the lowest electronegativity value?
a.
cesium
c.
calcium
b.
helium
d.
fluorine
 

 21. 

What is the element with the highest electronegativity value?
a.
cesium
c.
calcium
b.
helium
d.
fluorine
 

 22. 

Which of the following elements has the smallest first ionization energy?
a.
sodium
c.
potassium
b.
calcium
d.
magnesium
 

 23. 

Which statement is true about electronegativity?
a.
Electronegativity is the ability of an anion to attract another anion.
b.
Electronegativity generally increases as you move from top to bottom within a group.
c.
Electronegativity generally is higher for metals than for nonmetals.
d.
Electronegativity generally increases from left to right across a period.
 

 24. 

As you move from left to right across the second period of the periodic table ____.
a.
ionization energy increases
c.
electronegativity decreases
b.
atomic radii increase
d.
atomic mass decreases
 



 
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