Grade 9 · CAPS

Grade 9 Periodic Table

Natural Sciences and Technology practice questions with answers

Grade 9 Periodic Table is part of the CAPS Natural Sciences and Technology curriculum, covering how elements are arranged into periods and groups and what that arrangement reveals about an element's properties. Learners work with atomic number, mass number and neutron count, identify metals, non-metals and semi-metals, and read off element symbols and names — including alkali metals and noble gases. The practice questions below are drawn from ReClass's own question bank, based on real Grade 9 CAPS assessments, giving learners a chance to work through periodic table questions in the same style they will meet in a test.

Worked example

Give the correct term: the horizontal rows on the Periodic Table.

Answer & explanation

Periods

You'll also practise

  • 1.2 Why are the elements Li and K in the same group on the periodic table?
  • 2.1 The classification system for the elements which make up matter and materials in the world
  • The chemical symbol for Copper is …
  • Identify the element found in period 3, group 15 of the Periodic Table.
  • What name is given to the group 18 elements of the Periodic Table?
  • The vertical columns of the Periodic Table are called …
  • What is the chemical symbol for Gold?
  • Oxygen and sulphur have which of the following in common?
  • Group 1 elements are soft metals that react violently with water and oxygen. These metals are called …
  • Give the correct term: the arrangement of all the known elements according to their properties.
  • Give the correct term: the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
  • Give the correct term: elements that have properties of both metals and non-metals.
  • An atom of lithium is represented as ₃⁷Li. What is the mass number of this atom?
  • An atom of lithium is represented as ₃⁷Li. How many neutrons does this atom of lithium have?

Common mistakes

  • Confusing atomic number (protons) with mass number (protons + neutrons).
  • Mixing up periods (horizontal rows) with groups (vertical columns).
  • Assuming an element's group number always tells you it is a metal.

Aligned to CAPS Grade 9 Natural Sciences and Technology — Periodic Table.

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