Periodic Table Quiz MCQ Practice
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1. The modern periodic table arranges elements primarily by increasing:
- A. Atomic mass only
- B. Atomic number
- C. Density
- D. Number of electrons in the outer shell only
Answer: Atomic number
Explanation: Atomic number — verified fact for Periodic Table Quiz.
2. The modern periodic law and periodic table arrangement is credited chiefly to:
- A. Isaac Newton
- B. Henry Moseley (modern law); Dmitri Mendeleev (original table)
- C. Marie Curie
- D. John Dalton
Answer: Henry Moseley (modern law); Dmitri Mendeleev (original table)
Explanation: Henry Moseley (modern law); Dmitri Mendeleev (original table) — verified fact for Periodic Table Quiz.
3. Elements in the same group (vertical column) of the periodic table generally have similar:
- A. Chemical properties (valence electrons)
- B. Color always
- C. Physical state always
- D. Atomic mass exactly
Answer: Chemical properties (valence electrons)
Explanation: Chemical properties (valence electrons) — verified fact for Periodic Table Quiz.
4. The element with atomic number 1, the lightest and most abundant element in the universe, is:
- A. Carbon
- B. Hydrogen
- C. Oxygen
- D. Helium
Answer: Hydrogen
Explanation: Hydrogen — verified fact for Periodic Table Quiz.
5. The element with the chemical symbol 'Na' is:
- A. Neon
- B. Nickel
- C. Nitrogen
- D. Sodium
Answer: Sodium
Explanation: Sodium — verified fact for Periodic Table Quiz.