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