Periodic Table Quiz!

What is the name of the scientist who developed the Periodic Table?

• Pierre Curie

• Vladimir Putin

• Dmitri Mendeleev

• Louis Pasteur

What is the smallest particle of an element called?

• A quark

• A molecule

• A speck

• An atom

The Periodic Table was created in order to organize and categorize what?

• Atoms

• Elements

• Noble Gases

• Minerals

True or False: Elements in the same period share similar characteristics.

• True

• False

In the Periodic Table, elements are ordered according to their:

• Atomic mass

• Atomic number

• Electron configuration

• Chemical properties

Working with pitchblende, the mineral ore used to obtain uranium, this scientist discovered 2 more radioactive elements.

• Dmitri Mendeleev

• Henri Becquerel

• Marie Curie

• Jacques Clousteau

You can calculate an element's approximate atomic mass by adding together its:

• atoms and neutrons

• neutrons and protons

• atomic number and protons

• protons and electrons

A pure substance made from a single type of atom is called

• An element

• A molecule

• An isolate

• An isotope

Which element would you expect to share the most similar properties with Sodium (Na)?

• Chlorine (Cl)

• Magnesium (Mg)

• Rubidium (Rb)

• Calcium (Ca)

True or False: Unlike elements in the same group or family (column), elements in the same period (row) may not share similar properties.

• True

• False