What is the basis for arranging elements in the periodic table?
History of the Periodic Table

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ISABELLA NARVAEZ
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
Number of electrons
Atomic weight
Number of neutrons
Number of protons
Answer explanation
The periodic table arranges the elements in rows and columns based on their atomic number, which comes from the amount of tiny particles called protons in each atom of the element.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 18 pts
Who developed the first periodic table?
Marie Curie
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Dimitri Mendeleev
Answer explanation
A Russian chemist named Dimitri Mendeleev developed the first periodic table in 1869.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 18 pts
What is the purpose of the periodic table?
To group elements with similar atomic weights
To help chemists think about the elements and their properties
To arrange elements in alphabetical order
To determine the number of neutrons in each element
Answer explanation
The periodic table helps chemists think about the elements and their properties by arranging the elements in rows and columns based on their atomic number and grouping elements with similar chemical properties.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 18 pts
What was the basis for the periodic table developed by Dimitri Mendeleev?
Atomic number
Number of protons
Number of electrons
Atomic weight
Answer explanation
Mendeleev developed the first periodic table based on the relationship between the atomic weights and other properties of the elements.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 18 pts
What is the relationship between the atomic number and the arrangement of elements in the periodic table?
Elements are arranged in order of decreasing atomic number from top to bottom in each column.
Elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number from left to right in each row.
Elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number from top to bottom in each column.
Elements are arranged in order of decreasing atomic number from left to right in each row.
Answer explanation
The atomic number determines the position of an element in the periodic table. Elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number from left to right in each row.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 18 pts
What is the purpose of grouping elements in the same column of the periodic table?
To indicate elements that have similar atomic weights.
To indicate elements that have similar chemical properties.
To indicate elements that have similar atomic numbers.
To indicate elements that have similar number of electrons.
Answer explanation
Elements in the same column of the periodic table have similar chemical properties. The columns form groups of elements that have similar chemical properties.
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