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THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who proposed the Law of Octaves?

a)

Lavoisier

b)

Newlands

c)

Doberiener

d)

Mendeleev

2.

The vertical columns in the periodic table are known as

a)

Groups

b)

transition metals

c)

lanthanides

d)

Periods

3.

Who proposed the Law of Triads? (Type ONLY the surname)

(a)  

4.

Which of these groups is known as the Halogens?

a)

Group 1A

b)

Group 2A

c)

Group 7A

d)

Group 8A

5.

What do you call the atoms that donates their valence electrons to make other atoms stable during chemical bonding?

(a)  

6.

The following are metalloids EXCEPT for _________.

a)

Antimony

b)

Boron

c)

Germanium

d)

Tin

7.

Which group in the periodic table is composed of elements that do not react with other elements?

a)

Halogens

b)

Noble gases

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Actinides

8.

Which of these elements is an alkali metal?

a)

Beryllium

b)

Iron

c)

Lithium

d)

Magnesium

9.

The following are characteristics of elements in the Actinides group EXCEPT ___________.

a)

they are radioactive

b)

they belong to the f-block

c)

they are inner-transition metals

d)

they have high electronegativity

10.

Which element has the highest electronegativity value?

(a)  

11.

Iron, copper, and nickel are examples of ________.

a)

Alkaline metals

b)

Transition metals

c)

Representative elements

d)

alkali metals

12.

Who is known as the "Father of the Modern Periodic Table"? (Type ONLY the surname)

(a)  

13.

Which of these elements will form an anion?

a)

Potassium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Calcium

d)

Boron

14.

Name the only liquid metal at room temperature.

(a)  

15.

Who among these chemists arranged the elements in order of increasing atomic number?

a)

Meyer

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Lavoisier

d)

Moseley

16.

Elements with high valence electrons are likely to form cations.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Promethium is the only member of the lanthanide group that is radioactive.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Boron family belongs to the d-block.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Ionization energy increases from right to left across the periodic table.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

The higher the atomic number of an element, the bigger its atomic radius is.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE