Periodic Table PRACTICE Test

By which property are the elements in the periodic table arranged?

• atomic number

• mass number

• nuclear mass

• oxidation number

What characteristic of gold allows it to be pressed, rolled, or hammered into sheets?

• It is dense.

• It is soluble.

• It is malleable.

• It is conductive.

What is the significance of a column in the periodic table?

• A column, better known as a group, includes elements with similar properties.

• A column, better known as a period, includes elements with similar properties.

• A column, better known as a group, includes elements with the same number of electrons.

• A column, better known as a period, includes elements with the same number of electrons.

Metal cooking pots usually have plastic or wooden handles. Which property of metals best explains why the metal pots have handles that are made of a different substance?

• magnetism

• conductivity

• ductility

• malleability

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Sulfur is a light yellow solid that is dull and brittle. What can be inferred about sulfur based upon this information?

• It is a metal.

• It is a nonmetal.

• It is a compound.

• It is a mixture.

Why are metals used to make electrical wiring but nonmetals are not?

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• Metals have luster, but nonmetals do not.

• Metals do not have luster, but nonmetals do.

• Metals are ductile, but nonmetals are not.

• Metals are not ductile, but nonmetals are.

The diagram shows a portion of the periodic table.

• They are in the same period.

• They are in the same family.

• They have a wide range of properties.

• They are all nonmetals.

A new element is discovered that is lustrous, malleable, and conducts heat and electricity well. Into which periodic table group should this new element be placed?

• gases

• metalloids

• metals

• nonmetals

The image shows a portion of the periodic table with four elements labeled P, Q, R, and S.

Which element would have higher metallic reactivity?

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• P

• Q

• R

• S

How does the size of an atom in an element change from left to right in a period and down a group in a periodic table?

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• It decreases in both cases.

• It increases in both cases.

• It decreases in the first case and increases in the second.

• It increases in the first case and decreases in the second.