3rd Midterm Quiz in SCIENCE 8

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____1. What was Dmitri Mendeleev's greatest contribution to the history of the periodic table?
a. He arranged all of the known elements by their atomic number
b. He realized that there was a pattern of reactivity which repeated every 8 elements
c. He predicted the existence (and properties) of new elements
d. He identified the "law of triads" which became the groups
____2. Why were there blank spaces left in Mendeleev's periodic table?
a. He didn't know what to put there. c. Undiscovered elements not yet known.
b. Multiple elements could have fit d. He forgot to add the elements in.
____3. Why did scientists need/want to organize the elements?
a. Scientists like things organized c. make it easier to understand the elements
b. have one list of the known elements. d. None of the above
____4. The idea of "triads" of elements with similar properties was due to
a. John Newlands c. Johann Dobereiner
b. Henry Moseley d. Dmitri Mendeleev
____5. The "Law of Octaves" was the brainchild of
a. John Newlands c. Johann Dobereiner
b. Henry Moseley d. Dmitri Mendeleev
____6. The "Law of Octaves" stated that
a. The properties of the elements repeated every eighth element when arranged by their atomic
mass
b. Elements could be classified in groups of three based on their mass and properties
c. The properties of the elements repeated of a regular basis when arranged by their atomic
number
d. doubling the frequency of a tone raises its pitch by an octave
____7. Elements on the Periodic Table are ordered according to their
a. element name b. number of atoms c. element symbol d. atomic number
____8. Rows in the Periodic Table are called
a. Periods b. Cousins c. Groups/Families d. Metals
____9. Columns in the Periodic Table are called
a. Periods b. Cousins c. Groups/Families d. Metals
____10. The elements that touch the zigzag line on the Periodic Table are called
a. metals b. nonmetals c. metalloids d. halogens
____11. The nucleus of an atom is located in its
a. Electron b. Proton c. center` d. backpack
____12. What do atoms of the same periodic group have in common?
a. They have the same atomic number.
b. They have similar chemical properties.
c. They have the same chemical symbols.
d. They have the same atomic mass.
____13. The smallest particle of an element that has the same chemical properties of the element
is
a. a molecule of that element
b. a proton of that element
c. an atom of that element
d. the nucleus of that element
____14. The three kinds of elements are
a. metals, nonmetals, liquid metals
b. metals, solids, liquids
c. metals, nonmetals, metalloids
d. metalloids, asteroids, nonmetals
____15. What are the elements in group 1 (the far Left) of the periodic table called?
a. Alkali metals b. Halogens c. Alkaline earth metals d. Noble gases
____16. What are the elements in group 2 of the periodic table called?
a. Alkali metals b. Halogens c. Alkaline earth metals d. Noble gases

____17. What are the elements in Group 18 (the far right) of the periodic table called?
a. Alkali metals b. Halogens c. Alkaline earth metals d. Noble gases
____18. What are the elements in group 17 of the periodic table called?
a. Alkali metals b. Halogens c. Alkaline earth metals d. Noble gases
____19. Hydrogen is a
a. Alkali metal b. Halogen c. Alkaline earth metal d. Noble gas
____20. A tiny, negatively charged particle that moves around the nucleus of an atom in
clouds/shells is called
a. an electron b. a neutron c. proton d. a shell
____21. The horizontal rows on the periodic table are called
a. shells b. groups c. periods d. Valence
____22. Metals are not on the Periodic Table.
a. True b. False
____23. Which of the following is not a property of nonmetals?
a. Shiny b. Poor conductors c. brittle d. dull
____24. The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the
a. atomic number b. chemical symbol c. atomic mass d. element name
____25. Which one is correct about Mendeleev’s Periodic Law?
a. Properties of elements are periodic function of their atomic mass.
b. The physical and chemical properties of elements are periodic function of their atomic number.
c. Physical properties of elements are periodic function of their atomic weight.
d. Chemical properties of elements are periodic function of their atomic number.
____26. How many groups are there in the Modern Periodic Table?
a. 8 b. 9 c. 18 d. 17
____27. Choose the metalloid element.
a. Aluminum b. Silver c. Germanium d. Helium
____28. Which of the following is not true of metalloids?
a. Silicon and Germanium are common metalloids used in computers.
b. Metalloids contain properties similar to both metals and nonmetals.
c. Metalloids are found in a stair step line between metals and nonmetals on the periodic table.
d. Metalloids are the first choice in building materials.
____29. All matter is composed of at least one element on the periodic table.
a. True b. False
____30. Mendeleev is a ___________ chemist.
a. German b. English c. French d. Russian