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Assessment

Chapter Test B
The Periodic Table
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.

A 1. Most of the elements in the periodic table are PRTs1.2.1

______
a. metals.
b. metalloids.
c. gases.
d. nonmetals.

D 2. Mendeleev arranged the elements by PRTs1.1.1

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a. density.
b. melting point.
c. appearance.
d. increasing atomic mass.
C 3. A horizontal row on the periodic table is called a(n) PRTs1.3.1
______
a. group.
b. family.
c. period.
d. atomic number.

C
______ 4. Elements lying along the zigzag line on a periodic table are PRTs1.2.1
a. metals
b. nonmetals
c. metalloids
d. noble gases
D 5. How do the physical and chemical properties of the elements change?
______
a. periodically within a group PRTs1.3.1
b. periodically across each period
c. periodically within a family
d. periodically across each group
B
______ 6. What is necessary for substances to burn? PRTs2.1.1
a. hydrogen
b. oxygen
c. helium
d. carbon

A
______ 7. Transition metals are PRTs2.1,3.1
a. good conductors of thermal energy.
b. more reactive than alkali metals.
c. not good conductors of electric current.
d. used to make aluminum.
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Chapter Test B continued

A
______ 8. Mendeleev found that the properties of the known elements followed a
pattern that repeated every PRTs1.3,5.1
a. 7 elements.
b. 5 elements.
c. 14 elements.
d. 10 elements.

D 9. The vertical column of elements on the periodic table is called a(n)

______
a. period. PRTs1.4.1
b. semiconductor.
c. atomic mass.
d. group.

MATCHING
Match the correct description with the correct term. Write the letter in the space
provided.

F 10. These metals are the most reactive

______ a. aluminum
metals. PRTs2.1,3.1 b. argon
A 11. This metal, part of the boron group, is
______ c. halogens
used for aircraft parts. PRTs2.1,3.1 d. nitrogen
E 12. This element makes up about 20% of the
______ e. oxygen
air you breathe. PRTs2.1.1 f. alkali metals
G 13. Compounds of this Group 2 metal are g. calcium
______
found in cement and chalk. PRTs2.1,3.1 h. carbon

J 14. These metals have two electrons in their i. hydrogen

______
outer level. PRTs2.1.1 j. alkaline-earth metals

C 15. This nonmetal group contains chlorine

______
and iodine. PRTs2.1,3.1
I 16. This is a colorless, odorless gas. PRTs2.2.1
______

H 17. This nonmetal has several natural forms,

______
including diamond and soot. PRTs2.1,3.1
D 18. This element makes up about 80% of the
______
air we breathe. PRTs2.1.1
B
______ 19. This noble gas helps light bulbs last longer. PRTs2.1,3.1

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Chapter Test B continued

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Use the figure below to answer questions 20, 21, and 22. Write the letter of the
correct answer in the space provided.
Blue Green Yellow

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr

22 32 35
Ti Ge Br
Titanium Germanium Bromine

A
______ 20. Which of the following elements has 19 as its number of protons?
a. K PRTs1.1.1 c. Fe
b. Kr d. Cu

C 21. Which of the following elements is a metalloid? PRTs1.2.1

______
a. Fe c. Ge
b. Se d. Ga

B 22. Which of the following are all nonmetals? PRTs1.2.1

______
a. K, Ca, Sc c. V, Cr, Mn
b. Se, Br, Kr d. As, Se, Br

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Use the figure below to answer questions 23 and 24. Write the letter of the correct
answer in the space provided.

C
Carbon
12.0

C 23. The letter C is carbon’s PRTs1.1,2.1

______
a. atomic number. c. chemical symbol.
b. atomic mass. d. element name.
A 24. The number at the top is the PRTs1.1,3,5.1
______
a. atomic number. c. atomic mass.
b. element name. d. chemical symbol.

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15. Answers should state and explain Section Quizzes

the periodic law, meeting all the
requirements stated in the question. SECTION: ARRANGING THE
16. An answer to this exercise can be ELEMENTS
found at the end of the Teacher 1. A
Edition. 2. C
17. Mendeleev could make predictions 3. B
only about elements where there were 4. D
clear gaps in his table. Because no 5. A
noble gases were known at the time, 6. B
there were no obvious gaps in the table 7. C
and no way that he could have known
SECTION: GROUPING THE ELEMENTS
that a whole column was missing.
1. H
18. The element could not belong to
2. A
Groups 17 or 18, or Period 1, none of
3. E
which include metals.
4. C
19. No; the atomic number of each element
5. G
on the periodic table increases by one
6. J
proton, so there is no room for other
7. B
elements in between known elements.
8. I
20. a. calcium, b. carbon, c. potassium
9. F
21. Sample answer: My alarm clock rings
10. D
at the same time every morning.
This is periodic because it happens
at regular intervals, just as similar Chapter Test A
properties occur at regular intervals 1. A
on the periodic table. It is different 2. D
from the periodic table, however, in 3. A
that the ringing of the alarm clock is 4. D
a function of time, while the elements 5. C
on the periodic table are a function of 6. A
atomic number. 7. B
22. 8. A
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. B
The periodic properties are the order
13. D
of the shapes and the number of lines
14. H
inside the shapes. The properties
15. E
shared in a group are the shape and
16. G
the number of the lines inside the
17. F
shape.
18. aluminum
23. 24.1%
19. carbon
24. 5.6% (magnesium and calcium)
20. hydrogen
25. Atoms of halogens tend to gain one
21. silicon
electron in the outer level, and atoms
22. oxygen
of alkali metals tend to give away
one electron from the outer level.
Therefore, a halogen atom can get the Chapter Test B
one electron it tends to gain from an 1. A
alkali metal atom, which will tend to 2. D
easily lose one. 3. C

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4. C metals have two. Although both groups

5. B are very reactive, the alkaline-earth
6. B metals are less reactive than alkali
7. A metals. Alkali metals have low density,
8. A whereas alkaline-earth metals have
9. D higher densities than alkali metals.
10. F 17. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
11. A No, life could not exist without
12. E carbon. Carbon forms compounds,
13. G such as proteins, fats, and
14. J carbohydrates, which are necessary
15. C for living things on Earth.
16. I 18. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
17. H When light bulbs are filled with argon,
18. D they last longer. Argon is unreactive
19. B and so does not react with the hot
20. A metal filament in the light bulb. Also,
21. C the low density of helium makes
22. B blimps and weather balloons float.
23. C 19. a. metals, b. metalloids, c. nonmetals,
24. A d. solids, e. shiny, f. gases

Chapter Test C Performance-Based

1. periodic
2. periodic law
3. halogens
4. alkali metals
5. alkaline-earth metals
6. group
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
The periodic law states that chemical
and physical properties of elements
are periodic functions of the elements’
atomic numbers. This is why elements
in vertical groups of the periodic table
share similar properties.
14. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
The properties of hydrogen do not
match the properties of any single
group.
15. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
Transition metals tend to be shiny and
tend to conduct thermal energy and
electric current well.
16. Answers may vary. Sample answer: The
alkali metals have only one electron in
their outer level while alkaline-earth
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Assessment
1. Answers may vary. Accept any
reasonable answer
2. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
The steel wool looks like metallic
cotton. The color is gray or dark silver.
7. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
The starting temperature is 24°C.
9. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
The ending temperature is 30°C.
10. The parts of the steel wool that were
soaked in vinegar appear rusty. The
color changed from gray to orange.
11. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
Rust appeared, and the temperature of
the steel wool rose by 6°C.
12. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
Iron is a reactive transition metal.
Oxygen belongs to a group of reactive
elements. The iron and oxygen reacted
with one another, forming rust.
13. The steel wool would rust very
quickly. Chlorine is more reactive than
oxygen.
14. The steel wool and neon would not
react. Neon is a noble gas and is
therefore nonreactive.
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