Periodic Table of Elements Quiz

Who created the periodic table of elements?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Dmitri Mendeleev

• Marie Curie

What are the horizontal rows in the periodic table called?

• Groups

• Periods

• Families

• Columns

What are the vertical columns in the periodic table called?

• Rows

• Periods

• Groups or families

• Elements

Elements in the same row of the periodic table have the same number of what?

• Protons

• Atomic mass

• Energy levels

• Atomic number

Elements in the same column of the periodic table have similar what?

• Atomic mass

• Energy levels

• Properties

• Atomic number

What did Mendeleev use to predict the discovery of new elements?

• Trends in atomic mass

• Trends in element properties

• Trends in energy levels

• Trends in atomic radius

What is directly related to an atom's atomic number?

• The number of neutrons in its nucleus

• The number of protons in its nucleus

• The number of electrons in its nucleus

• The size of the atom

As you move from left to right along a period, how are the elements arranged in terms of atomic number?

• In decreasing order

• Randomly

• In increasing order

• They remain the same

Where are metals located on the periodic table?

• To the right of the stair-step line

• To the left of the stair-step line

• Along the stair-step line

• Outside the periodic table

What do metalloids border on the periodic table?

• The vertical columns

• The horizontal rows

• The stair-step line

• The nonmetals section