Q1) Which scientist is credited with developing the modern periodic table?

A) Dmitri Mendeleev

B) Antoine Lavoisier

C) John Dalton

D) Albert Einstein


Q2) How are elements arranged in the modern periodic table?

A) According to increasing atomic number

B) According to increasing atomic mass

C) Alphabetically

D) Randomly


Q3) The vertical columns in the periodic table are called:

A) Rows

B) Periods

C) Groups

D) Blocks


Q4) Elements in the same group have similar:

A) Atomic numbers

B) Atomic masses

C) Chemical properties

D) Physical properties


Q5) Which group of elements is known as the "noble gases"?

A) Group 1

B) Group 2

C) Group 17

D) Group 18


Q6) Which element is located at the top of Group 17 (Group VIIA) in the periodic table?

A) Fluorine

B) Chlorine

C) Bromine

D) Iodine


Q7) Elements in the same period have the same number of:

A) Protons

B) Neutrons

C) Electrons

D) Shells


Q8) The elements with atomic numbers 57 to 71 are known as:

A) Lanthanides

B) Actinides

C) Transition metals

D) Alkaline earth metals


Q9) The element with the highest electronegativity value is:

A) Francium

B) Fluorine

C) Lithium

D) Neon


Q10) The property that increases gradually from left to right across a period in the periodic table is:

A) Atomic radius

B) Electronegativity

C) Ionization energy

D) Metallic character


Q11) The first ionization energy generally:

A) Increases across a period

B) Decreases across a period

C) Remains constant across a period

D) Fluctuates randomly across a period


Q12) Which group of elements tends to lose electrons to form positive ions?

A) Alkali metals

B) Halogens

C) Noble gases

D) Transition metals


Q13) The element with the lowest electronegativity value is:

A) Francium

B) Fluorine

C) Lithium

D) Neon


Q14) What is the general trend of atomic size as you move down a group in the periodic table?

A) Increases

B) Decreases

C) Remains constant

D) Fluctuates unpredictably


Q15) Which of the following elements has the highest first ionization energy?

A) Potassium

B) Sodium

C) Lithium

D) Rubidium


Q16) Elements in the same group have the same number of:

A) Protons

B) Neutrons

C) Electrons

D) Shells


Q17) The most reactive metals are found in which group of the periodic table?

A) Group 1

B) Group 2

C) Group 17

D) Group 18


Q18) Elements in the same group have similar:

A) Atomic numbers

B) Atomic masses

C) Chemical properties

D) Physical properties


Q19) Which of the following elements is a metalloid?

A) Sodium

B) Silicon

C) Chlorine

D) Xenon


Q20) Which element is located at the top of Group 1 (Group IA) in the periodic table?

A) Lithium

B) Sodium

C) Potassium

D) Rubidium