Historical Development of the Periodic Table Quiz

Test your knowledge of the periodic table's development, elements, and scientists with this comprehensive quiz.

#1

Who is credited with the discovery of the periodic law?

Dmitri Mendeleev
Antoine Lavoisier
Johann Dobereiner
John Newlands
#2

Which of the following elements was not known at the time of Mendeleev's periodic table?

Hydrogen
Oxygen
Neon
Uranium
#3

Which scientist discovered the first periodic relationship among the elements?

Dmitri Mendeleev
Antoine Lavoisier
Johann Dobereiner
John Newlands
#4

What term is used to describe the vertical columns in the periodic table?

Rows
Groups
Periods
Blocks
#5

Who is known for arranging the elements in order of increasing atomic number?

Henry Moseley
Ernest Rutherford
Niels Bohr
Marie Curie
#6

Which of the following elements has the highest electronegativity?

Fluorine
Oxygen
Chlorine
Nitrogen
#7

What was the main criterion Mendeleev used to organize elements in his periodic table?

Atomic number
Atomic mass
Electron configuration
Chemical properties
#8

Who proposed the concept of periodicity of elements based on the atomic number?

Henry Moseley
Marie Curie
Ernest Rutherford
Niels Bohr
#9

Who was the first to propose a periodic classification of elements?

Antoine Lavoisier
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
Dmitri Mendeleev
John Newlands
#10

What is the most electronegative element on the periodic table?

Fluorine
Oxygen
Chlorine
Nitrogen
#11

Which group of elements in the periodic table is known for their high reactivity?

Alkali metals
Halogens
Noble gases
Transition metals
#12

Who proposed the concept of the 'law of octaves'?

Dmitri Mendeleev
Antoine Lavoisier
Johann Dobereiner
John Newlands
#13

Which group of elements in the periodic table is known as the 'noble gases'?

Group 1
Group 2
Group 17
Group 18
#14

Which element is placed directly below magnesium in group 2 of the periodic table?

Calcium
Aluminum
Silicon
Beryllium
#15

Which of the following is a synthetic element created by human intervention?

Uranium
Plutonium
Neptunium
Technetium
#16

What element did Dmitri Mendeleev predict with remarkable accuracy before its discovery?

Germanium
Aluminum
Boron
Silicon
#17

Which element has the lowest boiling point?

Helium
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen

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