Dmitri Mendeleev Quiz

Who devised the periodic table?

• Isaac Newton

• Dmitri Mendeleev

• Marie Curie

• Albert Einstein

In which year did Dmitri Mendeleev come to prominence with his periodic table?

• 1869

• 1897

• 1875

• 1834

What was the main principle Mendeleev used to organize the elements in his periodic table?

• Atomic weight

• Chemical reactivity

• Atomic number

• Alphabetical order

Which element did Mendeleev predict and name as 'eka-aluminum'?

• Helium

• Scandium

• Germanium

• Gallium

What was the profession of Mendeleev's father?

• Doctor

• Glass factory manager

• Teacher

• Chemist

Which book did Mendeleev write that became the standard text for inorganic chemistry?

• Principles of Chemistry

• Chemical Elements

• Organic Chemistry

• The Periodic Table

What inspired Mendeleev to arrange the elements in a tabular form?

• A dream

• A card game

• A lecture

• A scientific conference

Which scientist's work did Mendeleev build upon to develop the periodic table?

• John Newlands

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Marie Curie

What did Mendeleev use to predict the properties of undiscovered elements?

• Physical appearance

• Atomic number

• Chemical reactivity

• Patterns in his table

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Which element is named in honor of Mendeleev?

• Einsteinium

• Rutherfordium

• Mendelevium

• Curium