Periodic Table Quiz

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The concept of periodicity means…

• Being in number order
• Occurring in a repeating pattern
• To look like your neighbors

Back in 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev discovered patterns in the properties of elements when he arranged them in order…

• alphabetically
• by their number of protons
• by their atomic masses

From an element’s location in the periodic table, you can predict …

• its properties
• its chemical name
• its chemical symbol
• when it was discovered

What subatomic particle has e In general, which of the following statements about metals is true?

• Most metals are a coppery or goldish color at room temperature
• Metals are malleable and can carry an electric current
• Metals tend to look dull rather than lustrous
• Metals are poor conductors of heat

Pb is the symbol for which element?

• Probium
• Potassium
• Lead
• Lithium

The chemical symbol for Potassium is ___________

• P
• Ss
• Po
• K

At room temperature, more than half of the nonmetal elements are in which state?

• gas
• liquid
• solid

The "staircase" on the Periodic Table highlights which type of elements?

• metals
• metalloids
• nonmetals