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HIstory of the Periodic Table HW

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
2.
An element's identity is determined by the number of
a)
electrons.
b)
protons.
c)
neutrons.
d)
valence.
3.

Who proposed the Law of Octaves?

a)

Lothar Meyer

b)

Henry Moseley

c)

John Newlands

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

e)

J.J. Thomson

4.

Which scientist organized the periodic table by atomic number?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

Moseley

c)

Dobereiner

d)

Seaborg

e)

Dalton

5.

Which scientist is known for the Law of Triads?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

Moseley

c)

Dobereiner

d)

Seaborg

e)

Rutherford

6.

The modern periodic table is arranged by ____

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

ion charges

d)

number of isotopes

7.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the periodic table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

8.

The horizontal (side to side) rows in the periodic table are called

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

9.

Which two elements are in the same period?

a)

boron (B) and lithium (Li)

b)

beryllium (Be) and calcium (Ca)

c)

phosphorus (P) and oxygen(O)

d)

boron (B) and phosphorus (P)

10.

The scientist ____ is credited with the idea of arranging the elements in the periodic table according to their physical and chemical properties.

a)

Mendeleev

b)

Dobereiner

c)

Newlands

d)

Dalton

11.

Mendeleev predicted that the empty spaces in his periodic table represented ____.

a)

isotopes

b)

radioactive elements

c)

permanent gaps

d)

undiscovered elements

12.

Which scientist discovered many elements past uranium and reorganized the periodic table by moving the lanthanides and actinides below the main body of the table?

a)

Seaborg

b)

Moseley

c)

Meyer

d)

Mendeleev