Periodic Table Trends
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- Q1
A researcher wants to experiment with an element that reacts like phosphorus (P) but has a greater atomic mass. Which element should the researcher select for the experiment?
Nitrogen (N)
Arsenic (As)
Sulfur (S)
Silicon (Si)
60s - Q2
Which element has the same number of energy levels as Magnesium (Mg)?
Sodium (Na)
Calcium (Ca)
Rubidium (Rb)
Potassium (K)
60s - Q3
Which element has chemical properties that are most similar to the chemical properties of Silicon, Si?
Aluminum (Al)
Arsenic (As)
Germanium (Ge)
Boron (B)
60s - Q4
Which pair of elements are nonmetals and gases at room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure?
Boron (B) and Aluminum (Al)
Flourine (F) and Chlorine (Cl)
Cobalt (Co) and Nickel (Ni)
Hydrogen (H) and Cesium (Cs)
60s - Q5
Which pair of properties describe the elements in Group 17?
They are all gases and highly reactive.
They are magnetic and boil at low temperatures.
They have elements in all states of matter and are chemically reactive.
They have seven valence electrons and are chemically stable.
60s - Q6
A few properties that make lead (Pb) a great material for fishing weights includes that lead doesn't rust, it is malleable and very dense. Which other element is most likely malleable?
Tellurium (Te)
Zinc (Zn)
Hydrogen (H)
Sulfur (S)
60s - Q7
A researcher wants to experiment with an element that reacts like phosphorus (P), but has a greater atomic mass. Which element should the researcher select for the experiment?
Sulfur (S)
Nitrogen (N)
Silicon (Si)
Arsenic (As)
60s - Q8
A student is asked to identify an element that is a non-reactive gas, and does not conduct electricity. Within which group on the Periodic Table would the element most likely be located?
Group 14
Group 17
Group 18
Group 1
60s - Q9
According to the periodic table trends, which of the following nonmetals is the least chemically reactive?
Oxygen (O)
Fluorine (F)
Carbon (C)
Hydrogen (H)
60s - Q10
Which element is most likely a nonmetal?
Element 4
Element 3
Element 2
Element 1
60s - Q11
Which two elements are in the same group on the periodic table?
Atoms 1 and 2
Atoms 2 and 3
Atoms 3 and 4
Atoms 1 and 4
60s - Q12
Which atom is the least reactive?
Atom 2
Atom 3
Atom 4
Atom 1
60s - Q13
What element has similar chemical properties to potassium (K) but has a lower atomic mass?
Rubidium (Rb)
Calcium (Ca)
Sodium (Na)
Magnesium (Mg)
60s - Q14
Molybdenum (Mo) is an element on the Periodic Table. It is located in what group and what period?
Group 5, period 5
Group 6, period 5
Group 6, period 6
Group 5, period 6
60s - Q15
Atoms of which of the following elements have similar chemical properties to Gallium (Ga)?
Zinc (Zn)
Thallium (Tl)
Gold (Au)
Hydrogen (H)
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