The History and Arrangement of the Periodic Table

Question 1

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

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silver

Question 2

Which element has the greatest average atomic mass?

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tellurium

Question 3

Who wrote the first modern chemical textbook?

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Antoine Lavoisier

Question 4

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

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alkali metals

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Which element is classified as a noble gas?

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Xe

Question 7

Which is classified as an inner transition element?

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fermium

Question 8

Which is another name for groups of elements?

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families

Question 9

Which property would cesium most likely have?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It is ductile.

Question 10

Which scientist established the law of octaves?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

John Newlands

The History and Arrangement of the Periodic Table Answers