Periodic Table of Elements: Pop Quiz

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(1) Dobereiner ________?

(a) Duets
(b) Solos
(c) Triads
(d) None of the above

(3) Elements in a ________ have similar properties.

(a) group
(b) period
(c) (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)

(5) Metals are defined as those elements which, when in solution in a pure state, carry a _______ charge and seek the ________ pole, in an electric cell.

(a) postive, positive
(b) positive, negative
(c) negative, positive
(d) negative, negative

(7) Non-metals are typically:

(a) poor conductors, brittle, and not ductile
(b) good conductors with valencies < 3
c) transparent or translucent and very dense
d) bad oxidising agents

(9) Halogens typically have the following property.

(a) dissolve well in water
(b) cooling effect on skin
(c) strong unpleasant odor
(d) strongly electropositive

(2) Newlands Law of ________?

(a) Octaves
(b) Relativity
(c) Magnetism
(d) Groups

(4) Properties of elements are periodic functions of their ________ .

(a) atomic numbers
(b) atomic weights
(c) number of neutrons
(d) number of protons

(6) Transition metals are quite different from other metals. They are distinguished from other metals by their ________

(a) lustrous glow
(b) typical names
(c) electronic structure
(d) ability to absorb light

(8) What is the shape of a p orbital?

(a) Symmetrical
(b) Double Dumbell
(c) Dumbell
(d) Not well understood

(10) The first reported stable compound of a noble gas with another single element was:

(a) XeF₄
(b) XeCl₄
(c) HeO
(d) ArCl₂

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