Periodic Table Quiz

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Periodic Table Quiz

• Good Luck!

By Alex Bennett
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• Who was credited for the creation of the first
  periodic table?
• a) Dobereiner
• b) Mendeleev
• c) Chancourtois

Answer b
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• How many groups (columns) are there on the
  periodic table?
• a) 18
• b) 11
• c) 7

Answer a
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• How many families in total make up the periodic
  table?
• a) 9
• b) 11
• c) 8

Answer b
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• How are elements ordered on the periodic table?
• a) alphabetically
• b) by increasing atomic number
• c) by increasing atomic mass

Answer b
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• What is atomic mass?
• The mass of an atom
• The amount of atoms that make up one gram
• How many protons the atom contains

Answer a
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• Where is the atomic mass located?

a)
b)
Answer c
c)
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• How many periods (rows) are on the periodic
  table?
• 18
• 7
• 5

Answer b
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• How many elements are known today?
• 117
• 115
• 112

Answer all correct there were many different
answers to this question while researching
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• Are there always an equal number of protons and
  electrons in an atom?
• No
• Yes

Answer b If there is not, it is called an ion.
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• What is the most common element?
• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Hydrogen

Answer c
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• What is an element?
• A substance that is made entirely from one type
  of atom
• Any substance that contains some the atoms on the
  periodic table
• A substance which contains two or more types of
  atoms

Answer a
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• Are all elements natural?
• Yes
• No

Answer b Some elements have been created.
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• What makes noble gases special?
• Can conduct heat and electricity well
• Extremely reactive
• They all contain 7 electrons on their outer shell

Answer c
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• Elements in the same families have similar
  chemical and physical properties. Why?
• Same number of valance electrons
• It turned out that way when the Periodic Table
  was created
• They all form different ions

Answer a
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• What happens to the reactivity of elements as
  you move from the left to the right?
• Decreases
• Increases
• Random

Answer a Noble gases are towards the right.
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• The elements that belong to the non-metal family
  are found where on the Periodic Table?
• Far left
• Bottom
• Top right

Answer c
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• An equal number of protons and neutrons in an
  atom usually results in an atom that is?
• a) radioactive
• b) stable
• c) unable to bond with other atoms

Answer b
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• The first element in the Periodic Table is?
• Carbon
• Hydrogen
• Helium

Answer b The atomic number is 1.
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• What is the difference between an atom and an
  element?
• An element is a basic substance while an atom is
  the smallest part of an element
• Elements contain more than one type of atom and
  atoms are singular
• Elements can be split and atoms cant be

Answer a
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• When was the latest element created/discovered?
• 1998
• 1987
• 2006

Answer c Ununoctium by Y. T. Oganessian