The Periodic Table: An Overview Quiz

Match the following

• Mendeleev

• Organized elements into triads

• Dobereiner

• Organized elements by octaves

• Newland

• Organized elements by atomic weight

Who predicted the existence of undiscovered elements?

• J.W. Dobereiner

• John Newlands

• Dimitri Mendeleev

Which of the following statements is true regarding Mendeleev's periodic table?

• Mendeleev organized the elements by atomic number.

• Mendeleev developed his table based off the structure of atoms.

• Mendeleev organized the elements by atomic mass with a few exceptions.

• Mendeleev organized the elements by type.

Match the following

• Properties to metals and nonmetals

• Metalloids

• Horizontal row on periodic table

• Metals

• Good conductor of heat and electricty

• Group

• Vertical column on periodic table

• Period

• Poor conductor of heat and electricity

• Nonmetals

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Metal

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(b) Nonmetal

,

(c) Metalloid

• Silver
• Tellurium
• Phosphorus
• Germanium
• Hydrogen
• Carbon
• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Silicon
• Gold
• Boron
• Arsenic
• Iron
• Sulfur
• Lithium

• Aluminum
• Copper

• Antimony

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Properties of Metals

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(b) Properties of Nonmetals

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(c) Properties of Metalloids

• Varied conductivity

• Brittle

• Solid at room temperature

• Ductile

• Good conductor of electricity

• Found in the periodic table between metals and nonmetals

• Poor conductor of heat

• Malleable

• Brittle

• Dull

• Low melting and boiling points

• Semiconductors

• Good conductor of heat

• Used in electronics

• Properties of both metals and nonmetals

• Shiny

• Poor conductor of electricity

• Can be found in all three states of matter

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Main Group Elements are also called the representative elements. Which of the following groups are considered to be main group elements? Select all that apply.

• Group 1

• Group 2

• Group 13

• Group 14

• Group 17

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The IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) system numbers groups on the periodic table ​ ​ (a)  

• 1-18
• 1A-8A
• 1B-8B

Which system numbers groups on the periodic table 1A-8A and 1B-8B?

• IUPAC

• United States

• United Kingdom

• SI