Quiz about History of the Periodic Table

Question 1

Arranged elements by increasing atomic mass

Accepted Answer

Newlands

Accepted Answer

Meyer

Accepted Answer

Mendeleev

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Moslely

Question 2

first in this group to arrange elements by atomic mass

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Newlands

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Meyer

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Mendeleev

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Moslely

Question 3

where are metals located on the periodic table

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left side

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right side

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middle

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various places

Question 4

where are nonmetals located on the periodic table

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right side

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left side

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middle

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various places

Question 5

arrangement resulted in periodic pattern of properties

Accepted Answer

Moslely

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Newlands

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Meyer

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Mendeleev

Question 6

first in this group to arrange elements by atomic number

Accepted Answer

Moslely

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Newlands

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Meyer

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Mendeleev

Question 7

Connected protons to atomic number

Accepted Answer

Moslely

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Newlands

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Meyer

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Mendeleev

Question 8

Created law of octaves

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Newlands

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Meyer

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Mendeleev

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Moslely

Question 9

predicted the properties of future elements

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Mendeleev

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Newlands

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Meyer

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Moslely

Question 10

demonstrated connection between atomic mass and properties

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Meyer

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Newlands

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Mendeleev

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Moslely

Question 11

contributed to the classification of elements

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Meyer

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Mendeleev

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Moslely

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Newlands

Question 12

demonstrates repetition of properties every 8th element

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law of octaves

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periodic law

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transition property

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law of periods

Question 13

located on the periodic table

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metalloids

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metal

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nonmetals

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none of thee

Question 14

dull and brittle

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nonmetals

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metal

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metalloids

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none of thee

Question 15

shiny and ductile

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metal

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nonmetals

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metalloids

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none of thee

Question 16

good conductors of heat and electricity

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metal

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nonmetals

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metalloids

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none of thee

Question 17

have properties of metals and nonmetals

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metalloids

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metal

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nonmetals

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none of thee

Question 18

located in the middle of the periodic table

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transition

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representative

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binary

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none of these

Question 19

have similar chemical properties

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representative elements in columns

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elements in rows

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elements with similar atomic masses

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elements with the same number of electrons

Question 20

first column on the periodic table

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representative

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transition

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binary

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none of these

Question 21

atomic mass is less than twice the atomic number

Accepted Answer

oxygen

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helium

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hydrogen

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lithium

Question 22

Error in Mendeleev's table

Accepted Answer

He used atomic mass instead of atomic number.

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He used atomic number instead of atomic mass.

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He used the number of protons instead of electrons.

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There was no error.

Question 23

What error did Mendeleev's table have?

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Some elements out of order.

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Wrong atomic masses

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Wrong atomic numbers

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He had no error.

Question 24

Newlands's contribution to law of octaves

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idea of periodically repeating properties

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idea of arranging elements by mass

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idea of arranging elements by protons

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idea of assigning elements charges

Question 25

Why is Mendeleev given credit for the periodic table instead of Meyer?

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He published first.

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He discovered elements.

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His properties lined up.

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He was more popular.

Question 26

When elements are arranged by increasing atomic number, there is a periodic repetition of their chemical and physical properties.

Accepted Answer

Periodic Law

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Law of Octaves

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Periodic Octaves

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Law of Periodic Properties

Question 27

Oxygen

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Nonmetal

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Metal

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Metalloid

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Transition

Question 28

Explain the dark line between La & Hf and Ac & Rf.

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indicates the series of elements would be at that location if there were enough room

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separates metals and nonmetals

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indicates the series of elements have not been discovered

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none of these

Question 29

Properties of Metals

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shiny

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dense

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gases

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nonmalleable

Question 30

If the periodic table were arranged by atomic mass,

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some elements would be switched.

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some elements would be skipped.

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elements would not be affected.

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elements would be reordered.

Question 31

How did Dmitri Mendeleev arrange his version of the periodic table?

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Increasing atomic mass

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Increasing atomic number

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Decreasing atomic number

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Decreasing atomic mass

Question 32

How are elements on the periodic table arranged by?

Accepted Answer

simular physical & chemical properties

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in alphabetic order

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their symbols

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Just simular physical properties

History of the Periodic Table

40 questions

Arranged elements by increasing atomic mass

first in this group to arrange elements by atomic mass

where are metals located on the periodic table

where are nonmetals located on the periodic table

arrangement resulted in periodic pattern of properties

first in this group to arrange elements by atomic number

Connected protons to atomic number

Created law of octaves

predicted the properties of future elements

demonstrated connection between atomic mass and properties

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