The Periodic Table

As one of the crowning achievements of human thought, what is the most important table ever?

• the table where they signed the Declaration of Independence
• the stone table of Aslan
• any table of contents
• the periodic table of elements

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Where was Mendeleev born and raised until the age of 13?

• in Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine
• near Tobolsk, in Siberia
• in Saint Petersburg, Russia
• in Moscow, Russia

After traveling 1600 miles on horseback with his mother, where did Mendeleev attend university?

• in St. Petersburg
• in Moscow
• in Siberia
• in Ukraine

In the 1860's, how many elements were known to mankind?

• about 20
• about 40
• about 60
• about 80

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In the 1860's most scientists were organizing the elements by their _____

• atomic weights
• density
• chemical properties
• physical properties

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Mendeleev realized that chemical characteristics repeated _____

• at odd numbered intervals

• every seven elements

• every eight elements

• every nine elements

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In Mendeleev's time, which major family of elements had not yet been discovered?

• the alkali metals
• the alkaline earth metals
• the halogens
• the noble gases

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In modern times, we know that chemical characteristics repeat _____

• at odd numbered intervals

• every seven elements

• every nine elements

• every eight elements

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While obsessed with organizing the elements, Mendeleev realized that he was _____

• focusing on the wrong characteristics
• not reading his science journals
• not publishing papers
• missing element cards

Mendeleev inserted gaps in the periodic table to represent _____

• the rare earth elements
• the noble gases
• elements that hadn't been discovered yet
• elements that didn't fit the trends

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