Q.1
Mendeleev used what property of elements to sort them in his table?
  • Atomic number
  • Atomic mass
  • Boiling point
  • Initial letter
Q.2
What property is used in the modern periodic table to sort the elements?
  • Atomic number
  • Mass number
  • Boiling point
  • Initial letter
Q.3
Group 1 elements are called...
  • transition metals
  • noble gases
  • alkaline earth metals
  • alkali metals
Q.4
Group 8 is sometimes numbered as group 0 or group 18, but what is its trivial name?
  • Noble gases
  • Transition elements
  • Halogens
  • Alkali metals
Q.5
The non-metals are found...
  • on the left of the table
  • on the right of the table
  • in the centre of the table
  • at the bottom of the table
Q.6
The vertical columns of the periodic table are referred to as...
  • periods
  • columns
  • groups
  • rows
Q.7
Horizontal rows of the periodic table are called...
  • periods
  • columns
  • groups
  • rows
Q.8
Most schools teach using a form of the periodic table that shows only 8 group numbers. On this form of the periodic table, the group number gives us what information about an element?
  • The number of protons in the nucleus
  • The number of neutrons in the nucleus
  • The number of electrons in the outer shell
  • The number of electrons around the nucleus
Q.9
Pick the correct list of elements found within the transition block.
  • Gold, copper, sodium, platinum, iron
  • Iron, gold, platinum, tungsten, nickel
  • Iron, platinum, mercury, magnesium, vanadium
  • Lithium, arsenic, copper, zinc, silver
Q.10
Pick the list containing ONLY non-metals.
  • Carbon, sulfur, aluminium, iodine, selenium
  • Boron, oxygen, germanium, silver, sulfur
  • Boron, carbon, sulfur, radon, chlorine
  • Aluminium, calcium, carbon, fluorine, phosphorous
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