CHEM WORKSHEET
CHEM WORKSHEET
Follow Up Questions
1. What does the periodic table represent?
a) A list of scientific formulas
b) A chart showing all of the elements of the world
c) A diagram of different kinds of molecules
d) A map of the solar system
2. What do the rows (or periods) in the periodic table indicate?
a) The number of protons in an atom
b) The number of electrons in the outermost layer/shell
c) The number of layers or shells of electrons around the atom’s centre (or its nucleus)
d) The reactivity of the element
3. In the periodic table, what kind of information does the atomic number provide?
a) How many layers of electrons the element has
b) The total number of electrons and protons
c) How reactive the element is
d) The number of protons in the atom
4. What characteristic is common to elements in the same column (or group) on the periodic
table?
a) How many layers of electrons the element has
b) The total number of electrons and protons
c) How reactive the element is
d) The number of protons in the atom
5. Which group on the periodic table contains highly reactive metals that are not found alone
in their elemental form in nature?
a) Alkali metals (group 1)
b) Transition metals (groups 3-12)
c) Noble gases (group 18)
d) Halogens (group 17)