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Periodic Table Review Quiz

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the periodic table?

a)

A chart of all known elements organized by their properties

b)

A list of chemical reactions

c)

A table of mathematical formulas

d)

A chart of historical events

2.

Who first discovered a trend in the elements?

a)

Johann Dobereiner

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev

c)

John Newlands

d)

Henry Mosely

3.

Who is given credit for inventing the first periodic table?

a)

Johann Dobereiner

b)

Dmitri Mendeleev

c)

John Dalton

d)

Henry Moseley

4.

What changes did the periodic table undergo?

a)

It was turned into a digital format

b)

Elements were added and organized by atomic number

c)

It was translated into multiple languages

d)

It was divided into two separate tables

5.

How is the periodic table now organized?

a)

By the date of discovery

b)

By atomic number and chemical properties

c)

Alphabetically by element name

d)

By color and shape

6.

Who proposed the Law of Octaves in chemistry?

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

John Dalton

c)

John Newlands

d)

Johann Dobereiner

7.

Made first orderly arrangement of all the elements known

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

John Dalton

c)

John Newlands

d)

Johann Dobereiner

8.

Who proposed the Law of Triads in chemistry?

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

John Dalton

c)

John Newlands

d)

Johann Dobereiner

9.

According to John Newlands, how were the elements arranged?

a)

By decreasing atomic mass

b)

By increasing atomic mass

c)

By increasing atomic number

d)

By decreasing atominc number

10.

Who is credited with the first orderly arrangement of all 63 elements based on increasing atomic mass and periodic properties?

a)

John Newlands

b)

Johann Dobereiner

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Henry Mosely

11.

What did Dmitri Mendeleev have to do in order to make sense of the periodic table?

a)

Add more elements

b)

Remove some elements

c)

Leave some gaps in the table

d)

Change the order of elements

12.

What was one of the interesting observations made by Mendeleev about the periodic table?

a)

Elements were arranged by atomic number

b)

Gaps in the table predicted the existence of undiscovered elements

c)

All elements fit perfectly in order of atomic mass

d)

Elements were grouped by color

13.

What credit is Mendeleev given in the field of chemistry?

a)

Discovering the electron

b)

Creating the first periodic table

c)

Developing the theory of relativity

d)

Inventing the microscope

14.

According to the modern periodic law, how are elements arranged?

a)

By increasing atomic mass

b)

By increasing atomic number

c)

By alphabetical order

d)

By decreasing atomic number

15.

Which group of elements was not placed on Moseley's periodic table?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Noble gases

d)

Transition metals

16.

What is a characteristic property of noble gases?

a)

Highly reactive

b)

Unreactive

c)

Metallic

d)

Radioactive

17.

Which element is located in Group 1 and Period 2 of the periodic table?

a)

Helium (He)

b)

Lithium (Li)

c)

Beryllium (Be)

d)

Hydrogen (H)

18.

Which of the following elements is a noble gas?

a)

Nitrogen (N)

b)

Oxygen (O)

c)

Argon (Ar)

d)

Chlorine (Cl)

19.

Which element is in Group 17 and Period 3?

a)

Fluorine (F)

b)

Chlorine (Cl)

c)

Bromine (Br)

d)

Iodine (I)

20.

Where are metals located on the periodic table?

a)

On the right of the staircase

b)

On the left of the staircase

c)

Touching the staircase

d)

Above the staircase

21.

Which element is an exception to the location of metals on the periodic table?

a)

Helium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Aluminum

d)

Carbon

22.

Where are non-metals located on the periodic table?

a)

On the left of the staircase

b)

Touching the staircase

c)

On the right of the staircase

d)

Below the staircase

23.

Which element is a non-metal but located on the left of the staircase?

a)

Helium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Aluminum

d)

Carbon

24.

What are metalloids on the periodic table?

a)

Elements on the left of the staircase

b)

Elements on the right of the staircase

c)

Elements touching the staircase

d)

Elements above the staircase

25.

How are elements arranged in groups on the periodic table?

a)

Horizontally

b)

Vertically

c)

Diagonally

d)

Randomly

26.

How are elements arranged in periods on the periodic table?

a)

Vertically

b)

In circles

c)

Horizontally

d)

In zigzags

27.

What is the period number for the element with the symbol 'P'?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

28.

Which of the following is a characteristic of alkali metals?

a)

Hard and brittle

b)

Soft, silvery colored metals

c)

Non-reactive

d)

Dense and heavy

29.

What is a common property of alkali metals?

a)

Very reactive

b)

Poor conductors of electricity

c)

High melting points

d)

Non-metallic

30.

Which of the following alkali metals is known to react vigorously with water?

a)

Lithium

b)

Beryllium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Calcium

31.

What would you expect from Francium when it reacts with water?

a)

No reaction

b)

Mild reaction

c)

Vigorous reaction

d)

Dissolves slowly

32.

Select all that arranged elements by atomic mass

a)

Johann Doberreiner

b)

John Newlands

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Henry Mosely

33.

Select all that arranged elements by atomic number

a)

Johann Doberreiner

b)

John Newlands

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Henry Mosely

34.

Why were noble gasses not disovered until later in history?

a)

they are unreactive

b)

they didn't have the instruments

c)

they didn't want to

d)

who knows

35.

What is the most reactive metal

a)

Lithium

b)

Potassium

c)

Francium

d)

Rubidium

36.

What is the most reactive nonmetal?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Phosphorus

c)

Fluorine

d)

Chlorine

37.

What type of gasses are mostly in neon lights

a)

Halogens

b)

Noble Gasses

c)

Chalcogens

d)

Nitrogen and Oxygen

38.

Elements in this group react with water

a)

Alkaline Earth Metals

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Transition Metals

d)

Halogens

39.

Used in WW1 and WW2

a)

Oxygen

b)

Iodine

c)

Bromine

d)

Chlorine

40.

How many elements occur naturally?

a)

92

b)

72

c)

118

d)

52

41.

Malleable?

a)

Conducts Electricity

b)

Bent or hammered into sheets

c)

Drawn into wires

d)

Conducts heat

42.

Ductile?

a)

Conducts Electricity

b)

Bent or hammered into sheets

c)

Drawn into wires

d)

Conducts heat

43.

Can cut this group with a butter knife

a)

alkali

b)

lanthanide

c)

transition

d)

alkline earth

44.

most reactive group of metals

a)

metalloids

b)

transition

c)

alkali

d)

alkaline earth

45.

most reactive group of nonmetals

a)

chalcogens

b)

halogens

c)

noble gasses

d)

other nonmetals

46.

least reactive group of all on periodic table

a)

chalcogens

b)

metalloids

c)

noble gasses

d)

inner transition

47.

Which of the following elements is a transition metal?

a)

Sodium (Na)

b)

Iron (Fe)

c)

Neon (Ne)

d)

Phosphorus (P)

48.

What property is common to all noble gases?

a)

Ability to form salts

b)

Colorless and odorless

c)

Metallic luster

d)

High reactivity

49.

Who introduced the concept of atomic number for arranging elements?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Henry Moseley

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

50.

Which group is represented here?

a)

Alkaline Earth Metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Noble Gasses

d)

Alkali Metals

51.

Which group is shown in this image

a)

Transition Metals

b)

Alkali Earth Metals

c)

Noble Gasses

d)

Halogens

52.

Which group is shown?

a)

Halogens

b)

Noble Gasses

c)

Metalloids

d)

Alkali Metals

53.

Which group is shown in this image?

a)

Noble Gasses

b)

Lanthanides

c)

Actinides

d)

Halogens

54.

Which groups are shown in this image?

a)

Lanthanides and Actinides

b)

Transition Metals

c)

Alkali Metals

d)

Halogens

55.

Which group is shown in this image?

a)

Non Metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gasses

56.

Which is true about the Noble Gasses?

a)

They are highly reactive

b)

They RARELY react

c)

They react when they feel like it

d)

They don't Exist.

57.

What is the name of the group that contains highly reactive nonmetals, each with 7 valence electrons?

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Metalloids

58.

What is the name of the group that contains highly reactive metals, each with 1 valence electron?

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkali Metals

d)

Rare Earth Metals

59.

How many groups and periods are on the Periodic Table?

¿Cuántos grupos y períodos hay en la tabla periódica?

a)

18 Periods

7 Groups

b)

18 Groups

7 Periods

c)

Unknown

Desconocido

60.

Who developed the first periodic table?

a)

Mendelev

b)

Einstein

c)

Newton

d)

Galileo

61.

Where are the alkali metals located?

62.

Where are the rare Earth metals (lanthanide series) located?

63.

Where are the Noble gases located?

64.

Where are the alkaline Earth metals located?

65.

Where are the transition metals located?

66.

Where are the halogens located?