Section 3.2
Using the Periodic Table
Practice Test
1.
This element is a halogen.
a.
bromine
b.
carbon
c.
nitrogen
d.
oxygen
Hint
2.
These elements have some physical and chemical properties of metals and other properties of nonmetals.
a.
actinides
b.
lanthanides
c.
metalloids
d.
transition elements
Hint
3.
These elements have six electrons in their outermost energy levels.
a.
O, S, and Se
b.
Cr, Mo, and W
c.
Cr, Mn, and Fe
d.
He, Ne, and Ar
Hint
4.
Except for hydrogen, the elements that are gases at room temperature are ____________.
a.
actinides
b.
metals
c.
metalloids
d.
nonmetals
Hint
5.
Noble gases are unreactive because they have a full complement of ________________.
a.
inner-level electrons
b.
neutrons
c.
protons
d.
valence electrons
Hint
6.
From beryllium to radium, you would expect the chemical reactivities of the elements in Group 2 to ____________.
a.
decrease
b.
increase
c.
increase, then decrease
d.
remain the same
Hint
7.
Plutonium and americium are ______________.
a.
metalloids
b.
Noble gases
c.
nonmetals
d.
synthetic elements
Hint
8.
Heavy elements such as seaborgium are created in _____________.
a.
erlenmeyer flasks
b.
earthquakes
c.
particle accelerators
d.
test tubes
Hint
9.
Lanthanides and actinides are known as _________________.
a.
inner transition elements
b.
noble gases
c.
metalloids
d.
halogens
Hint
10.
The Lewis electron dot structure for this element contains seven dots.
a.
francium
b.
iodine
c.
manganese
d.
zinc
Hint
11.
In general, a metal atom's valence electrons are _____________ the atomic nucleus.
a.
loosely bound to
b.
very near
c.
within
d.
tightly bound to
Hint
12.
In a conductor such as silver, valence electrons are free to move to produce _____________.
a.
an electric current
b.
electrical potential
c.
copper atoms
d.
nuclei
Hint
13.
In boron-doped silicon, electrons are said to move into and out of ___________.
a.
diodes
b.
holes
c.
inner energy levels
d.
nuclei
Hint
14.
Which element is NOT suitable to dope silicon to produce an n-type semiconductor?
a.
carbon
b.
phosphorus
c.
arsenic
d.
antimony
Hint
15.
n- and p-type semiconductors may be combined to form _____________.
a.
diodes
b.
transistors
c.
cathode-ray tubes
d.
vacuum tubes
Hint
16.
A transistor may be produced by placing a p-typesemiconductor between two _______________.
a.
n-type semiconductors
b.
p-type semiconductors
c.
electrons
d.
molecules
Hint
17.
What is the Group number of the alkali metals?
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
Hint
18.
Sodium and chlorine react to produce ______________.
a.
gaseous chlorine
b.
liquid sodium
c.
sodium chloride
d.
sodium chlorine
Hint
19.
In what part of the periodic table would you expect to find an element that emits light when struck by electrons?
a.
actinide series
b.
lanthanide series
c.
group 2A elements
d.
group 3A elements
Hint
20.
What characteristic do atoms in the same group of elements share?
a.
They have the same atomic mass.
b.
The have the same number of electron orbitals.
c.
They have the same number of valence electrons.
d.
They have similar physical properties.
Hint
