Chapter 01 Atoms and Periodic Table

Worksheet
(A) Answer the questions with the proper information using the
periodic table.
1. The 3 particles of the atom are: _____________, ___________, ___________
and their respective charges are: ____________, __________, ___________
2. What is the atomic symbol for the following elements?
a. Magnesium _____________
b. Potassium ______________
c. Iron _______________
d. Copper ____________
3. What are the names of the following elements?
a. C __________________
b. Cl _________________
c. Na _________________
d. Ag _________________
4. What period are the following elements in?
a. Phosphrous _______________
b. Cl _________________
c. Nitrogen _______________
d. S __________________
5. What group are the following elements?
a. Sulfur _______________
b. Ca _________________

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c. Iodine _______________
d. Fe _________________
7. Fill in the missing information in the following table

Atomic Mass Number of Number of

Name Symbol
Number Number Neutrons Electrons
Oxygen O 8 16 8 8

S 32 16

Tritium 1 3

Chlorine 17 35

Beryllium 9 5

7.Fill in the missing information in the following table

Element Atomic Number Electronic Configuration Nobel Gas Notation

Li

Na

Al

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8. Fill in the orbital diagrams, for the following elements.

Chlorine

1s 2s 2p 3s 3p

9. Determine which of the following electron configurations

are not valid and explain why?
1s22s23s32p6

10. Which atom in each pair has the larger atomic radius?
a) Li or K
b) Ca or Ni
c) O or C
d) Cl or Br

11. Rank each of the following in order of increasing atomic

radius
a) F, K, Br
b) Na, Li, B
c) N, O, F

12. Rank each of the following in order of increasing

electronegativity
a) F, K, Br
b) Na, Li, B
c) N, O, F

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13. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word
a. Nonmetals, b. Metalloids, c. Metals
……………… have a shiny appearance, they are good conductors of heat and
electricity and they are solids at room temperature except the mercury.
……………. are not shiny, they are poor conductors of heat and electricity and
they are solids at room temperature.
…………… have properties intermediate between metals and nonmetals.
14. Write a ground state electron configuration for each
neutral atom. Ground state means that all of the lowest
possible energy levels (up to the proper number of
electrons for the element) are filled.
a. Na
b. Pb
c. Sr

15. Identify the following elements as metal, nonmetals, or

metalloid.
a. Boron
b. Carbon
c. Gold

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B. Choose the correct answer
1. The zigzag line on the periodic table divides:
a. alkali metals and transition metals
b. semimetals and transition metals
c. metals and nonmetals
d. inert gases and halogens

2. Electrons are particles that

a. help make up the nucleus and have no charge
b. help make up the nucleus and are positively charged
c. are located outside of the nucleus and are negatively charged
d. are located outside of the nucleus and have no charge
3. What particles make up the nucleus?
a. electrons and neutrons
b. electrons and protons
c. protons and neutrons
d. electrons, protons, and neutrons

4. Which of these elements has the highest electronegativity?

a. lithium
b. nitrogen
c. fluorine
d. carbon
5. Which of these elements has the largest atomic radius?
a. Mg
b. Ba
c. Ca
d. Be

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