The History and Arrangement of the Periodic Table Assignment and Quiz

How was the work of Newlands similar to that of Mendeleev on the periodic table?

They both arranged the elements in order of increasing atomic mass.

Use the periodic table to select the element that best fits each of the following descriptions. Metalloid (semimetal): Lanthanide:

germanium promethium

Use the periodic table to select the element that best fits each of the following descriptions. Alkali metal: Halogen:

lithium fluorine

Who wrote the first modern chemical textbook?

Antoine Lavoisier

Who is credited with creating the first periodic table?

Dmitri Mendeleev

How did the work of Dmitri Mendeleev differ from that of John Newlands in the development of the periodic table?

Mendeleev predicted elements that would later be discovered.

What is the correct chronological order of scientists contributing to the modern periodic table? One of the following properties was originally used to arrange elements on the periodic table, but is no longer used to organize the modern version. Which property fits this description?

Lavoisier, Dobereiner, Newlands, Mendeleev, and Moseley atomic mass

Moseley made revisions to the periodic table that resolved some of the problems with Mendeleev's version. Which of these was a result of his revisions to the periodic table?

The revised periodic table could account for variations resulting from isotopes.

Use the periodic table to select the element that best fits each of the following descriptions. Which element below has properties of both metals and nonmetals? Which element below is the most reactive?

boron chlorine

How did Moseley establish a more accurate periodic table?

by arranging the elements according to atomic number instead of atomic mass

Use the periodic table to select the element that best fits each of the following descriptions. Which elements likely conduct electricity well? Check all that apply. Which element below is least reactive? Which element below must be stored in oil because of its reactivity?

chromium calcium osmium helium sodium

Which is another name for groups of elements?

families

Use the periodic table to select the element that best fits each of the following descriptions. Noble gas: A group 5A element:

krypton arsenic

Use the periodic table to select the element that best fits each of the following descriptions. Which solution below most likely shows a vivid color? Which two elements most likely have the most similar properties?

nickel chloride nitrogen and phosphorus

Which element is placed in the same period as ruthenium but has a higher atomic number than it?

silver

What is the chemical symbol for magnesium?

Mg

Which element is classified as a noble gas?

Xe