Honors & Regular Chemistry The Periodic Table Practice Test
Mr. Hollister Holliday
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Which one of the following elements occupies position period 5 and group IIA in the periodic table?
A) Sr
B) Y
C) B
D) Kr
E) Ga
2) Which of the following element-classification pairings is incorrect?
A) Th - inner transition metal
B) Ar - noble gas
C) Mo - transition element
D) K - representative element
E) Po - halogen
3) The number of known nonmetals is ________ the number of known metals.
A) very small compared to
B) about double
C) about the same as
D) about four times greater than
E) about 1/4 that of
4) Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
Element
Type of Element
A) antimony
metal
B) nitrogen
nonmetal
C) gold
metal
D) silicon
metalloid
E) arsenic
metalloid
5) Which element would be expected to have chemical and physical properties closest to those of fluorine?
A) Fe
B) Cl
C) S
D) Ne
E) O
6) The abbreviated electron configuration for a boron atom (Atomic number = 5) is __________.
A) 1s2 2s2 2p 1
B) [He]2s2 2p 1
C) 1s2 2s2 2p 6
D) [H]2s2 2p 1
7) The abbreviated electron configuration for Se is
A) [Ar]4s2 3d104p4
B) [Ar]4s2 4d104p4
C) [Ar]4s2 3d10
D) [Ar]3d104p4
E) [Ar]4s2 3d104p6
1
E) [Ne]2s2 2p 1
8) Calcium is a __________ block element.
A) p
B) d
C) s
D) g
E) f
9) Sulfur is a __________ block element.
A) g
B) p
C) d
D) s
E) f
C) 8
D) 2
E) 4
10) Calcium has __________ valence electrons.
A) 6
B) 10
11) How many core electrons are in a chlorine atom?
A) 1
B) 17
C) 7
D) 10
E) none of the above
12) The elements in group IIA of the periodic table all have electron configurations ending in ________.
A) s2
B) p2
C) p4
D) d4
E) f4
13) What is the element in which at least one electron is in the d-orbital?
A) Sc
B) Ca
C) K
D) Ar
E) none of the above
14) Chlorine and bromine have very similar chemical properties. This is best explained by the fact that both
elements
A) have equal number of protons and electrons.
B) are gases.
C) are in period 3 of the Periodic Table.
D) have the same number of valence electrons.
E) none of the above
15) Which of the following atoms is the largest?
A) Na
B) Cs
C) K
D) Rb
E) Li
16) Which of the following elements has the highest ionization energy?
A) Al
B) Cl
C) Ca
D) Ba
E) Ne
17) Which of the following atoms has the least metallic character?
A) Cs
B) Rb
C) Li
D) Na
E) K
18) Of the atoms below, __________ is the most electronegative.
A) Ca
B) S
C) Si
D) Cl
E) Rb
2
19) What is the missing particle?
231
Th
90
____ +
231
Ac
89
A) gamma particle
B) alpha particle
C) positron
D) beta particle
E) none of the above
20) The isotope
A)
126
126
Sn decays to
Sb. What type of radiation does it emit in this process?
50
51
1
n
0
B)
4
He
2
C)
D)
21) Which of the following nuclides will undergo beta decay to produce
A)
243
Pu
94
B)
247
Cm
96
C)
243
Np
93
D)
244
Bk
97
-1
e
0
E)
0
e
-1
243
Am?
95
E) none of the above
22) The half-life of bromine-74 is 25 min. How much of a 4.0 mg sample is still active after 75 min?
A) 1.0 mg
B) 2.0 mg
C) 4.0 mg
D) 0.25 mg
E) 0.50 mg
23) When an atom of uranium-235 is bombarded with neutrons, it splits into smaller nuclei and produces a great
amount of energy. This nuclear process is called __________.
A) fusion
B) ionization
C) chain reaction
D) decomposition
E) fission
3
Answer Key
Testname: HONORS CHEMISTRY - THE PERIODIC TABLE PRACTICE EXAM
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)
16)
17)
18)
19)
20)
21)
22)
23)
A
E
E
A
B
B
A
C
B
D
D
A
A
D
B
E
C
D
C
E
A
E
E
4