1.2.3 Quiz: The Periodic Table

Group 1 on the periodic table shares which characteristics?

Almost all are metals They react with other elements Almost all are soft

Which information is included in each square of the periodic table of elements?

Atomic Number Atomic Mass Symbol

Which of the following is included in each square of the periodic table of elements?

Atomic mass Symbol

The periodic table is often referred to as the ______ calendar.

Chemist's

Which of the following are typically included in the periodic table?

Element symbol Atomic number

An English scientist created the first periodic table of elements.

False

Maxwell, a Russian scientist, created an early periodic table of elements.

False

Mendeleev's periodic table of elements was created in 1901.

False

The first element on the periodic table of elements is helium.

False

The first periodic table of elements Mendeleev created contained only 45 elements.

False

The first periodic table of elements Mendeleev created contained only 70 elements.

False

The first periodic table of elements was created in 1955.

False

Which of the following are characteristics of transition metals?

High melting point High density Nonreactive

Which of the following are considered noble gases?

Neon Argon

_______ are another name for the horizontal rows on the periodic table of elements.

Periods

Which of the following are characteristics of halogens?

They're colored Their names typically end in "ine" They're nonmetals

Noble gases share which characteristics?

They're inert They don't react with other elements.

Patience, a popular card game in Mendeleev's time, is also known as Solitaire.

True

The modern periodic table of elements contains 18 _____.

groups

A family is another name for a group on the ______ table of elements.

periodic

The horizontal _____ on the periodic able of elements are called periods.

rows

There are ______ periods included in the periodic table.

seven