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History and Organization of Periodic Table Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is credited with the creation of the first periodic table?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Marie Curie

2.

What is the modern periodic table based on?

a)

Number of protons and reactivity

b)

Atomic number and chemical properties

c)

Atomic weight and physical properties

d)

Electron configuration and melting point

3.

Which group of elements is known as alkali metals?

a)

Group 1 elements

b)

Transition metals

c)

Noble gases

d)

Group 7 elements

4.

What are the characteristics of noble gases?

a)

Visible color and high odor

b)

Colorless, odorless, and low reactivity

c)

Highly reactive and colorful

d)

Strong odor and high reactivity

5.

What is the significance of Mendeleev's periodic table?

a)

It was a system for organizing historical events

b)

It was used to classify animals based on their habitats

c)

It was a method for categorizing different types of rocks

d)

It organized elements based on their properties and predicted the existence of undiscovered elements.

6.

How are elements organized in the periodic table?

a)

Based on their color and size

b)

Based on their atomic number and chemical properties

c)

Based on their melting point and boiling point

d)

Based on their alphabetical order

7.

What are the properties of elements in the same group or family?

a)

Same physical properties

b)

No relation in properties

c)

Different chemical properties

d)

Similar chemical properties

8.

What is the relationship between the number of electron shells and periods in the periodic table?

a)

The number of electron shells remains constant

b)

The number of electron shells increases

c)

The number of electron shells is unrelated to periods in the periodic table

d)

The number of electron shells decreases

9.

How do atomic size and electronegativity change across a period in the periodic table?

a)

Atomic size decreases and electronegativity increases

b)

Atomic size decreases and electronegativity remains constant

c)

Atomic size increases and electronegativity decreases

d)

Atomic size remains constant and electronegativity decreases

10.
Alkali metals are the most reactive of all the metals because they have ____ electron(s) in their outer energy level.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
7
d)
8
11.
Why is hydrogen placed above Group 1 in the periodic table?
a)
Like Group 1 metals, hydrogen is a metal soft enough to be cut with a knife.
b)
Like atoms of Group 1 metals, hydrogen atoms have only one electron in their outer level.
c)
Hydrogen has the same atomic mass as Group 1 metals.
d)
Hydrogen has the same density as Group 1 metals.
12.

Which pair of elements would most likely have similar properties?

a)

Calcium (Ca) and cobalt (Co)

b)

sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl)

c)

boron (B) and phosphorus (P)

d)

oxygen (O) and sulfur (S)

13.

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)

14.

A __________ goes up and down on the periodic table.

a)

Group

b)

Period

15.

What element is in period 4, group 1?

a)

K - Potassium

b)

V - Vandium

c)

C - Carbon

d)

Ti - Titanium