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Periodic Table 17B

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is credited as the father of the modern Periodic Table?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

de Chancourtois

c)

Newlands

d)

Döbereiner

2.

Mendeleev's genius was his ability to

a)

predict elements that were not discovered yet

b)

organize elements by their mass

c)

have an element named after himself

d)

organize elements by properties

3.

Who was first to recognize every 8th element had common characteristics?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

de Chancourtois

c)

Dalton

d)

Döbereiner

4.

The modern periodic table has elements are arranged by...

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

valence electrons

d)

number of isotopes

5.

I proposed organizing the periodic table of elements by atomic number. Who am I?

a)

Henry Moseley

b)

J. Jakob Mendeleev

c)

Johann Döbereiner

d)

Beguyer de Chancourtois

6.

The periodic law states that the physical and chemical properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic ________

a)

masses.

b)

numbers.

c)

radii.

d)

structures.

7.

The 'law of octaves' was proposed by...

a)

Berzelius

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Döbereiner

d)

Newlands

8.

Scientist who first grouped similar elements in groups of 3's called triads.

a)

Johann Dobereiner

b)

John Newlands

c)

Demitri Mendeleev

d)

Henry Mosely

9.

All of these exist as diatomic molecules except...

a)

F

b)

N

c)

O

d)

S

10.

Elements that can exist as a single atom are...

a)

diatomic

b)

monatomic

c)

compound

d)

molecule

11.

___________ exists as a liquid at room temperature.

a)

Pb

b)

W

c)

Sn

d)

Hg

12.

Why were there blank spaces in Mendeleev's periodic table?

a)

He died before he could finish

b)

Undiscovered elements not yet found

c)

Multiple elements could have fit there

d)

Disagreements on which elements went where