1. What does the atomic number of an element represent?
A) Number of neutrons
B) Number of protons
C) Number of electrons in the outer shell
D) Mass number
2. Elements in the same group of the periodic table have:
A) The same number of neutrons
B) The same number of outer electrons
C) The same atomic number
D) Increasing atomic masses
3. What is the general trend in reactivity of Group I elements down the group?
A) Decreases
B) Stays the same
C) Increases
D) Disappears
4. Which of the following elements is a noble gas?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Neon
D) Hydrogen
5. Group 7 elements are also called:
A) Noble gases
B) Halogens
C) Alkali metals
D) Transition metals
6. Which of these is a property of transition metals?
A) Low melting point
B) Low density
C) Form colored compounds
D) React violently with water
8. Which element has similar chemical properties to lithium?
A) Fluorine
B) Magnesium
C) Sodium
D) Carbon
9. Which element is in Period 3 and Group 2 of the periodic table?
A) Sodium
B) Magnesium
C) Calcium
D) Aluminium
10. Which of the following elements exists as a diatomic molecule?
A) Neon
B) Chlorine
C) Helium
D) Argon
11. The periodic table is arranged in order of:
A) Atomic mass
B) Atomic number
C) Mass number
D) Electron number
12. What is the electronic configuration of oxygen (atomic number = 8)?
A) 2,6
B) 8
C) 6,2
D) 2,8
13. Why do noble gases not easily form compounds?
A) They have large atoms
B) Their outer shell is full
C) They are metals
D) They are radioactive
15. What is the typical charge on ions formed by Group I elements?
A) –1
B) +1
C) +2
D) –2
19. What kind of bond do two nonmetals usually form?
A) Metallic
B) Covalent
C) Ionic
D) Hydrogen
20. Covalent bonds are formed when electrons are ……1…… . Covalent compounds have ……2……
electrical conductivity.
Which words correctly complete gaps 1 and 2?
1. The electronic structures of atoms X and Y are shown.
Y
X
X and Y form a covalent compound.
What is its formula?
A XY5 B XY3 C XY D X3Y
2. Which diagram does not show the outer shell electrons in the molecule correctly?
A B C D
H H H Cl H C H Cl Cl
H
3. Element X has six electrons in its outer shell.
e e
key
e e
= electron
e
e e
How could the element react?
A by gaining two electrons to form a positive ion
B by losing six electrons to form a negative ion
C by sharing two electrons with two electrons from another element to form two covalent bonds
D by sharing two electrons with two electrons from another element to form four covalent bonds
E 1 only B 2 only C 1 and 3 D 1, 2 and 3
4. The diagram shows the electronic structures of atoms P and Q.
e
key
e e e
e = electron
e e
= nucleus
P
e e e e
e Q e
e e
e
P and Q combine to form a molecule.
What is the formula of this molecule?
A PQ4 B PQ C P2Q D P4Q
5. Element X has six electrons in its outer shell.
e e
key
e e
= electron
e
e e
How could the element react?
A by gaining two electrons to form a positive ion
B by losing six electrons to form a negative ion
C by sharing two electrons with two electrons from another element to form two covalent bonds
D by sharing two electrons with two electrons from another element to form four covalent bonds
6. The electronic structures of atoms X and Y are shown.
Y
X
X and Y form a covalent compound. What is
its formula?
A XY5 B XY3 C XY D X3Y
7. In the following diagrams, X and Y are atoms of different elements.
Which diagram correctly shows the arrangement of outer electrons in a molecule of methane?
A B C D
Y Y Y
Y X Y Y X Y
X Y
X Y
Y Y
24 An atom of element Q contains 19 electrons, 19 protons and 20 neutrons.
What is Q?
A calcium
B potassium
C strontium
D yttrium
25. Which molecule contains only single covalent bonds?
A Cl 2 B NaCl C N2 D O2
26. Which diagram does not show the outer shell electrons in the molecule correctly?
A B C D
H H H Cl H C H Cl Cl
29 Which dot-and-cross diagram shows the outer shell electron arrangement in a molecule of
nitrogen?
A B C D
N N NN N N N N
30 Which dot-and-cross diagram shows the outer shell electron arrangement in a molecule of
carbon dioxide?
A B
O C O O C O
C D
O C O O C O
31 Which dot-and-cross diagram shows the outer shell electron arrangement in a molecule of
carbon dioxide?
A B C D
O
C O O
C O O C O O
C O
32 In which row do the properties described match the type of bonding?
electrical
melting point type of bonding
conductivity
when liquid
A high does not conduct ionic
B low conducts covalent
C low conducts ionic
D low does not conduct covalent
1. What does the atomic number of an element represent?
A) Number of neutrons
B) Number of protons ✅
C) Number of electrons in the outer shell
D) Mass number
2. Elements in the same group of the periodic table have:
A) The same number of neutrons
B) The same number of outer electrons ✅
C) The same atomic number
D) Increasing atomic masses
3. What is the general trend in reactivity of Group I elements down the group?
A) Decreases
B) Stays the same
C) Increases ✅
D) Disappears
4. Which of the following elements is a noble gas?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Neon ✅
D) Hydrogen
5. Group 7 elements are also called:
A) Noble gases
B) Halogens ✅
C) Alkali metals
D) Transition metals
6. Which of these is a property of transition metals?
A) Low melting point
B) Low density
C) Form colored compounds ✅
D) React violently with water
7. What happens to the melting point of halogens as you go down the group?
A) It decreases
B) It increases ✅
C) It stays the same
D) It fluctuates
8. Which element has similar chemical properties to lithium?
A) Fluorine
B) Magnesium
C) Sodium ✅
D) Carbon
9. Which element is in Period 3 and Group 2 of the periodic table?
A) Sodium
B) Magnesium ✅
C) Calcium
D) Aluminium
10. Which of the following elements exists as a diatomic molecule?
A) Neon
B) Chlorine ✅
C) Helium
D) Argon
11. The periodic table is arranged in order of:
A) Atomic mass
B) Atomic number ✅
C) Mass number
D) Electron number
12. What is the electronic configuration of oxygen (atomic number = 8)?
A) 2,6 ✅
B) 8
C) 6,2
D) 2,8
13. Why do noble gases not easily form compounds?
A) They have large atoms
B) Their outer shell is full ✅
C) They are metals
D) They are radioactive
14. Which element is a liquid at room temperature?
A) Sodium
B) Bromine ✅
C) Chlorine
D) Neon
15. What is the typical charge on ions formed by Group I elements?
A) –1
B) +1 ✅
C) +2
D) –2
16. Which of the following is a correct property of alkali metals?
A) Very hard
B) Dull surfaces
C) Stored under oil ✅
D) Poor conductors of electricity
17. What is the state of fluorine at room temperature?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas ✅
D) Plasma
18. Which of the following is the most reactive halogen?
A) Bromine
B) Fluorine ✅
C) Chlorine
D) Iodine
19. What kind of bond do two nonmetals usually form?
A) Metallic
B) Covalent ✅
C) Ionic
D) Hydrogen
20. Which element has the highest atomic number in Period 2?
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Carbon
D) Neon ✅
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