The History and Arrangement of the Periodic Table

Question 1

How did the work of Dmitri Mendeleev differ from that of John Newlands in the development of the periodic table?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Mendeleev predicted elements that would later be discovered.

Question 2

Which is another name for groups of elements?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

families

Question 3

Members of which group easily lose an electron to form a +1 cation?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

alkali metals

Question 4

Which element has the greatest average atomic mass?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

tellurium

Question 5

Which is classified as an inner transition element?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

fermium

Question 6

Which element is placed in the same period as ruthenium but has a higher atomic number than it?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

silver

Question 7

Who wrote the first modern chemical textbook?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Antoine Lavoisier

Question 8

Which element is classified as a noble gas?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Xe

Question 9

How was the work of Newlands similar to that of Mendeleev on the periodic table?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They both arranged the elements in order of increasing atomic mass.

Question 10

Which element is a halogen?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

bromine

The History and Arrangement of the Periodic Table Answers