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Some basic chemical science questions about the periodic table.
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The element xenon is commonly used in:
bright color paints
batteries
strobe lights
X-ray equipment
2
The name for the last column on the Periodic Table has a special name. What is it?
Natural Gases
Noble Gases
Stinky Gases
Stable Gases
3
This element is commonly used as fuel in nuclear reactors:
plutonium
chromium
sodium
cerium
4
All periods on the periodic table contain the same number of elements?
False
True
5
This element is used commonly as the filament in older light bulbs:
silicon
tungsten
lead
boron
6
MOST of the elements in the actinides row of the inner transition elements:
Occur in nature
Are synthetic
7
Elements that are very rare are called lanthanide elements?
False
True
8
The element selenium is commonly used:
in batteries
in solar cells
kill bacteria in H2O
as reactor fuel
9
The elements found in columns going down on the Periodic Table are called what?
commas
periods
groups
sections
10
Representative elements contains elements that are:
all of them
metalloids
metals
non-metals
11
Who figured out that Mendeleev’s table was better when arranging the elements by atomic #?
Doc McStuffins
Henry Moseley
Henry Ford
Albert Einstein
12
Lanthanide elements occur:
are synthetic
in nature
13
Radioactive elements are all synthetic?
False
True
14
This element is used commonly in cookware that can go from refrigerator to the oven:
plutonium
boron
lead
chlorine
15
“Groups” of elements (also known as "Families") on the Periodic Table are elements that have:
similar size
similar properties
the same color
the same mass
16
Elements mainly found on the left 2/3 portion of the Periodic Table are what type of elements?
Non-metals
Synthetic
Metalloids
Metals
17
The name for the elements contained in groups 3-12 is the _____ Elements:
Halogen
Alkali
Transition
Representative
18
Elements mainly found on the right 1/3 of the Periodic Table are what type of elements?
non-metals
metalloids
metals
19
What is the atomic mass of this element:
7
28.0855
14
42.0855
20
Elements made in laboratories are called:
physical
pathetic
chemical
synthetic
21
Metalloids are elements that have properties that:
like metals
unlike any others
are in the Bahamas
like other 2 groups
22
Elements found in rows across the Periodic Table are called:
cohorts
groups
periods
families
23
The name for the elements contained in groups 1 & 2, and groups 13-18 is the _____ Elements:
Halogen
Transition
Representative
Alkali
24
These are elements that form salts:
halogens
alkali metals
actinides
synthetic elements
25
All elements on the Periodic Table are in the same state at room temperature?
False
True
26
The element nickel is commonly used to/for:
batteries
solar cells
fuel in reactors
kill bacteria in H2O
27
This element is used commonly to make the heads of matches:
phosphorus
boron
silicon
chlorine
28
The symbols for most elements have how many letters? (think of elements you know)
3
4
1
2
29
The first Periodic Table had elements arranged by increasing ___________.
Atomic mass
Atomic number
Atomic volume
Atomic letter
30
Elements in Group 2 of the Periodic Table have been given what name?
alkaline earth metals
boron family
halogens
noble gases
31
The element chromium is commonly used in:
X-Ray Equipment
strobe lights
batteries
bright color paints
32
Which of the following is
NOT
one of the elements in the "iron triad"?
Nickel
Iron
Cobalt
Lead
33
The element americium is commonly used to make:
smoke detectors
flint in lighters
cookware
fuel in reactors
34
The element cerium is commonly used to make:
cookware
fuel in reactors
smoke detectors
flint in lighters
35
These elements are solids & have a silvery appearance, low melting points, & low densities:
actinides
halogens
synthetic elements
alkali metals
36
This element is used commonly in computer chips:
tungsten
lead
boron
silicon
37
This element was used commonly in thermometers and barometers:
boron
lead
mercury
nickel
38
The only elements that can have 3 letters in their symbol are?
newly synthesized
radioactive elements
unknown elements
not found on earth