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This worksheet for Class 8 focuses on the Periodic Table, covering topics such as the ordering of elements, identification of specific elements based on their positions, and properties of various groups of elements. It includes questions on alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens, noble gases, and comparisons between modern and earlier periodic tables. Additionally, it tests knowledge on atomic numbers and the characteristics of elements in the same group.

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Worksheet 1

This worksheet for Class 8 focuses on the Periodic Table, covering topics such as the ordering of elements, identification of specific elements based on their positions, and properties of various groups of elements. It includes questions on alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens, noble gases, and comparisons between modern and earlier periodic tables. Additionally, it tests knowledge on atomic numbers and the characteristics of elements in the same group.

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Term 1 Class 8

The City School Network-SR


Reinforcement Worksheet 2022-23
Worksheet Number: 1
Topic: Periodic Table

1. How are elements in the periodic table ordered?

2. Give the name and symbol of the elements which occupy the following positions in the Periodic Table.
(i) Period 4, group II
(ii) Period 2, group III
(iii) Period 3, group zero
(iv) Period 2, group
(v) Period 3, group IV
3. (a) Name three alkali metals and state their group number.

(b) Name three alkaline earth metals and state their group number.

(c) Name three halogens and state their group number.

(d) Name three noble gases and state their group number.

4. Phosphorus (at. number 15) and Silicon (at. number 14) are nonmetals. Answer the following:
(i) To which group does the phosphorus belong and why?

(ii) To which group does silicon belong?


(iii) To which period phosphorus and sulphur belong and why?

5. An element has the atomic number 19. Where would you expect this element in the Periodic Table and
why?

6. An element with atomic number 18 is a noble gas. Into which families you shall place elements with
atomic numbers 17 and 19 and why?

7. (i) Which period in the Periodic Table is the shortest?


(ii) Name all the elements present in this period.
8. (i) Which period in the Periodic Table is the longest and complete?
(ii) How many elements are present in it?
Term 1 Class 8

Q.9 Choose the most suitable option.


i. What is the chemical element for the symbol B?
A. Barium B. Boron C. Beryllium D. Bromine
ii. What is the chemical element for the symbol Se?
A. Silver B. Scandium C. Selenium D. Seaborgium
iii. What is the main difference between the modern and earlier periodic table?
A. The earlier table organized elements by atomic weight, while the modern table organized
elements by atomic number
B. The earlier table organized elements by atomic number, while the modern table organized
elements by atomic weight
C. There are no major differences between the two versions.
iv. How many periods or rows are there on the periodic table?
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
v. What is the most abundant element that accounts for up to 75 per cent of the observed
ordinary matter?
A. Oxygen B. Hydrogen C. Nitrogen

Elements in the same group have similar properties.


Lithium (Li) and potassium (K) are metals. They are solids at
room temperature, have low meltingpoints compared to other
metals and are very reactive.
Q. Which other elements have similar properties to lithium
and potassium?Tick two boxes.
 Aluminium (Al)
 beryllium (Be)
 calcium (Ca)
 copper (Cu)
 francium (Fr)
 rubidium (Rb)
The atomic number increases as you move from left to right across a period.
Q. What is the atomic number of the elements below?
a. Sodium
b. Boron

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