chemistry quiz

Question 1

Arranged in order of _____

Answer 1

increasing atomic number

Question 1

metals are found….

Answer 1

on the left side of the periodic table

Question 2

non-metals are found…

Answer 2

toward the right side of the table (separated from the staircase)

Question 3

metalloids…

Answer 3

form a jagged staircase

Question 4

the periods of the periodic table tell us….

Answer 4

the number of shells in a bohr-rutherford diagram

Question 5

the groups of the periodic table tell us….

Answer 5

the number of valence electrons in a bohr-rutherford diagram

Question 6

what are the 4 main chemical families

Answer 6

1. alkali metals
2. alkaline earth metals
3. noble gases
4. halogens

Question 7

alkali metals

Answer 7

found in the far left column (group 1)
soft, shiny, silver
conduct electricity
highly reactive

Question 8

alkaline earth metals

Answer 8

next to alkali metals (group 2)
shiny, silver metals
form compounds that are often insoluble water
reactive

Question 9

halogens

Answer 9

group 17
very poisonous
react very well with elements in the alkali metal family to make compounds

Question 10

noble gases

Answer 10

group 18
not reactive
valence shell of electrons are full

Question 11

protons

Answer 11

positively charged particles
found in the nucleus

Question 12

neutrons

Answer 12

neutral particles that have the same mass as the proton
found in the nucleus
have a neutral charge

Question 13

electrons

Answer 13

negatively charged particles with almost no mass
found outside of the nucleus