Periodic Table Questions with answers
Q. What is the symbol for gold on the periodic table?
Au (Aurum)
Q. What is the atomic number of carbon?
6
Q. Which is the lightest noble gas on the periodic table?
Helium (He)
Q. Who is credited with the creation of the modern periodic table?
Dmitri Mendeleev
Q. What is the symbol for silver on the periodic table?
Ag (Argentum)
Q. Which element is the most abundant in the Earth's crust?
Oxygen (O)
Q. What is the symbol for mercury on the periodic table?
Hg (Hydrargyrum)
Q. What is the atomic number of iron?
26
Q. Which is the most reactive metal on the periodic table?
Francium (Fr)
Q. What is the symbol for copper on the periodic table?
Cu (Cuprum)
Q. What is the atomic number of the first element in the lanthanide series?
57 (Lanthanum)
Q. Which element in the lanthanide series is commonly used in nuclear reactors?
Europium (Eu)
Q. What is the symbol for the element commonly used in catalytic converters?
Cerium (Ce)
Q. Which element in the lanthanide series is commonly used in batteries?
Lithium (Li)
Q. What is the symbol for the element commonly used in producing glass for color television tubes?
Terbium (Tb)
Q. Which element in the lanthanide series is commonly used as a neutron absorber in nuclear reactors?
Gadolinium (Gd)
Q. What is the symbol for the element commonly used as a red phosphor in color television tubes?
Europium (Eu)
Q. Which element in the lanthanide series is commonly used in lasers?
Neodymium (Nd)
Q. What is the symbol for the element commonly used as a green phosphor in color television tubes?
Yttrium (Y)
Q. Which element in the lanthanide series is commonly used in making flints for lighters?
Cerium (Ce)
What is the maximum number of valence electrons for an element in the s-block?
2 (for elements in the first two groups)
Q. What is the electron configuration of elements in the p-block?
ns^2 np^x, where x ranges from 1 to 6
Q. What is the general trend in electronegativity for elements in the d-block?
Electronegativity increases as you move from left to right in a row and decreases as you move down a column.
Q. What is the electron configuration of elements in the f-block?
(n-2)f^x, where x ranges from 1 to 14
Q. What is the general trend in reactivity for elements in the s-block?
Reactivity increases as you move down a column.
Q. What is the electron configuration of elements in the s-block?
ns^2, where n ranges from 1 to 2
Q. What is the general trend in ionization energy for elements in the p-block?
Ionization energy increases as you move from left to right in a row and decreases as you move down a column.
Q. What is the general trend in electron affinity for elements in the d-block?
Electron affinity decreases as you move from left to right in a row and increases as you move down a column.
Q. What is the general trend in electronegativity for elements in the f-block?
Electronegativity decreases as you move down a row.
Q. What is the general trend in reactivity for elements in the f-block?
Reactivity decreases as you move down a row.