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PERIODIC CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Newlands relation is called

a)

Musical Law

b)

Law of Octaves

c)

Periodic Law

d)

Periodic Law

2.

Upto which element, the Law of Octaves was found applicable?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Calcium

c)

Cobalt

d)

Potassium

3.

In Mendeleev’s Periodic Table, gaps were left for the elements to be discovered later. Which of the following elements found a place in the Periodic Table later?

a)

Chlorine

b)

Silicon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Germanium

4.

At the time of Mendeleev, the number of elements known was

a)

63

b)

65

c)

62

d)

64

5.

An atom of an element has the electronic confi-guration 2,8,2. To which group does it belong?

a)

4th group

b)

6th group

c)

3rd group

d)

2nd group

6.

The arrangement of elements in the Modem Periodic Table is based on their

a)

increasing atomic mass in the period

b)

increasing atomic number in the horizontal rows

c)

increasing atomic number in the vertical columns

d)

increasing atomic mass in the group

7.

Where would you locate the element with electronic configuration 2, 8 in the Modern Periodic Table?

a)

Group 8

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 18

d)

Group 10

8.

Element ‘X’ forms a chloride with the formula XCl2, which is a solid with high melting point. X would most likely be in the same group of the periodic table as:

a)

Si

b)

Mg

c)

Al

d)

Na

9.

Which of these belong to the same period?

ELEMENT A B C


ATOMIC NUMBER 2 10 5

a)

A, B

b)

B, C

c)

C, A

d)

A, B and C

10.

Carbon belongs to the second period and Group 14. Silicon belongs to the third period and Group 14. If atomic number of carbon is 6, the atomic number of silicon is

a)

7

b)

14

c)

24

d)

16

11.

What is the atomic number of element of period 3 and group 17 of the Periodic Table?

a)

10

b)

4

c)

17

d)

21

12.

Which one of the following statements is not correct about the trends in the properties of the elements of a period on going from left to right?

a)

The oxides become more acidic

b)

The elements become less metallic

c)

There is an increase in the number of valence electrons

d)

(d) The atoms lose their electrons more easily

13.

The elements A, B and C belong to groups 1, 14 and 17 respectively of the Periodic Table. Which two elements will form ionic compounds?

a)

A and B

b)

A and C

c)

B and C

d)

None

14.

An element X from group 2 of the Periodic Table reacts with Y from group 17 to form a compound. Give the formula of the compound.

a)

XY2

b)

XY

c)

X2Y

d)

(XY)2

15.

A metal ‘M’ is in the first group of the Periodic Table. What will be the formula of its oxide?

a)

MO

b)

M2O

c)

M2O3

d)

MO2

16.

Name the neutral atom in the Periodic Table which has the same number of electrons as K+ and Cl-.

a)

Helium

b)

Argon

c)

Neon

d)

Krypton

17.

The atom of an element has electronic con-figuration 2, 8, 7. To which of the following elements would it be chemically similar?

a)

N(7)

b)

P(15)

c)

Na(11)

d)

F (9)

18.

Halogens belong to group ……… of the Periodic Table.

a)

17

b)

18

c)

16

d)

15

19.

Consider the following elements

20Ca, 8Or 18Ar, 16S, 4Be, 2He

Which of the above elements would you expect to be in group 16 of the Periodic Table?

a)

20Ca and 16S

b)

20Ca and 8O

c)

18Ar and 16S

d)

8O and 16S

20.

The concept of grouping elements into triads was given by ……… .

a)

Dobereiner

b)

Newland

c)

Mendeleev

d)

None of the above