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What characteristic of aluminum allows it to be made into aluminum foil?
a) It is dense.
b) It is soluble.
c) It is magnetic.
d) It is malleable.

Which chemical is a poor conductor of heat?
a) F
b) K
c) Fe
d) Ag

Which statement about the periodic table is true?
a) Elements in the same column share similar properties.
b) Elements in the same row share similar properties.
c) Elements on the left have a larger nucleus than elements on the right.
d) Elements at the top of each column have the highest atomic mass in that column.

A hydrogen atom has one proton, one electron, and zero neutrons. What is the approximate atomic mass of hydrogen?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

How are the elements organized into the periodic table?
a) Elements are ordered by atomic weight.
b) Elements are ordered by atomic number.
c) Elements are arranged alphabetically.
d) Elements are grouped by color.

What is the significance of a column in the periodic table?
a) A column, better known as a group, includes elements with similar properties.
b) A column, better known as a period, includes elements with similar properties.
c) A column, better known as a group, includes elements with the same number of electrons.
d) A column, better known as a period, includes elements with the same number of electrons.

An atom of a particular element has 15 protons, 16 neutrons, and 15 electrons. What other atom would correspond to the same element on the periodic table?
a) 13 protons, 18 neutrons, 15 electrons
b) 16 protons, 15 neutrons, 15 electrons
c) 17 protons, 16 neutrons, 17 electrons
d) 15 protons, 17 neutrons, 18 electrons

Which property is generally characteristic of solid nonmetallic elements?
a) good conductor
b) luster
c) brittle
d) high density

Sulfur is a light yellow solid that is dull and brittle. What can be inferred about sulfur based upon this information?
a) It is a metal.
b) It is a nonmetal.
c) It is a compound.
d) It is a mixture.

What information can be used to infer an element's chemical reactivity?
a) physical properties of matter
b) states of matter
c) columns on the periodic table
d) rows on the periodic table

Referring to the periodic reference table, what do the elements calcium, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen have in common?
a) They are all metals.
b) They are all nonmetals.
c) They are all naturally-occurring elements.
d) They are all synthetic elements.

Using the reference periodic table, in terms of valence electron arrangement, which atom differs the most from the other atoms in its group?
a) B
b) Be
c) H
d) He

Which of the following correctly matches the subatomic particle and it's correct charge?
a) electron(+)
b) nucleus(-)
c) proton(+)
d) neutron(-)

Which of the following elements has the greatest atomic mass?
a) H
b) He
c) O
d) Ne

Nitrogen (N) has 7 electrons, how many of those electrons will be found in the last shell?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 7
d) 8

Which pair of elements has the most similar properties?
a) Li and B
b) I and Ca
c) K and He
d) N and P

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