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Chemistry
10th -
12thgrade
Periodic Table of Elements Formative Assessment
13 questions
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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
What is a group or family on the Periodic Table?
vertical column
horizontal row
middle section of a table
noble gas element
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What is a period on the Periodic Table?
vertical column
horizontal row
middle section
noble gas
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Metals are found mainly on what part of the Periodic Table?
left of the metalloid line
right of the metalloid line
top of the table
noble gas group
bottom
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Where are valence electrons?
in the nucleus
in the center of the atom
on the outside of the atom
inside ring of electrons
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Electronegativity is how:
large are neutral atoms
easy it is to remove an outside electron
hungry atoms are for more outside electrons
the number of protons in the nucleus
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Atomic radius is:
the size of a neutral atom
the energy required to remove an electron from an atom
the likelihood of an atom to gain outside electrons
the number of protons
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What class of elements are better conductors?
metals
non-metals
metalloids
noble gases
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What class of elements are non-reactive?
metals
non-metals
metalloids
noble gases
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When electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom in an unheated or unexcited state they are said to be in their:
happy mode
ground state
excited state
state which releases colored light
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Light of a certain color wavelength is released from an atom when?
just as it is heated in a flame
when its outside electrons are first excited when heated in a flame
after an already excited set of outside electrons then releases energy as the electrons then cool off and return to their ground state
when an atom's outside electrons are in their ground state
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In what corner of the Periodic Table are the elements largest in their neutral form?
upper left
upper right
lower left
lower right
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Hydrochloric acid is used during a flame test to do what?
make the sample of chemical brighter in color
clean off dirt from the metal wire loop
react the chemical sampled so it will change colors when in a flame
burn the hands of the experimentor
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What type of safety gear helps in a lab?
goggles
lab coat or apron
gloves
all the other answers are correct