Periodic Table of the Elements Quiz

The man who published the first periodic table.

• Henry Mosely
• Dmitri Mendeleev
• Marie Curie
• Antoine Lavoisier

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How did the person who published the first periodic table arrange the elements on the periodic table?

• by atomic mass
• by atomic number
• by the number of protons
• by the number of nucleons

Who is the person responsible for arranging the current, modern periodic table of the elements?

• Henri Mosely
• Dmitri Mendeleev
• Marie Curie
• Antoine Lavoisier

What name is given to a horizontal row on the periodic table?

• column
• group
• family
• period

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What name is given to a vertical column on the periodic table?

• row
• y-axis
• family
• period

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What is the name of Group 2 or IIA?

• Alkali metals
• Alkaline earth metals
• Halogens
• Chalcogens

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What is a characteristic of the elements from Group 1?

• inert
• tend to be negative
• all liquids
• react violently with air

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What name is given to all the elements in Group 1 except hydrogen?

• Alkali metals
• Alkaline earth metals
• Halogens
• Chalcogens

Which element is in Period 5, Group 11?

• Pd or palladium
• Au or gold
• Ag or silver
• Hg or mercury

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What side of the periodic table are the non-metals located?

• right side
• left side
• middle
• the bottom 2 rows