Periodic Table Quiz

Who was the Russian chemist that devised the periodic table?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Dmitri Mendeleev

• Marie Curie

What does the periodic table organize?

• Compounds

• Elements

• Planets

• Molecules

How are elements arranged in the periodic table?

• By increasing atomic mass

• By increasing atomic number

• Alphabetically

• By color

What does the atomic number represent?

• Number of electrons

• Number of neutrons

• Number of protons

• Number of atoms

What information is found in the bottom left of an element's box?

• Electron configuration

• Elemental symbol

• Atomic number

• Mass number

What is the mass number?

• Total number of atoms

• Total number of protons and neutrons

• Total number of protons

• Total number of electrons

What are the vertical columns in the periodic table called?

• Blocks

• Rows

• Groups

• Periods

Which group is known as the alkali metals?

• Group 2

• Group 7

• Group 1

• Group 0

Why do elements in the same group have similar chemical properties?

• Same number of electrons in the outermost shell

• Same number of neutrons

• Same atomic mass

• Same number of protons

What is a characteristic of Group 1 elements?

• They have full outer shells

• They are gases

• They react violently with water

• They are unreactive