Periodic table of elements Quiz

Try out this Periodic table of elements quiz to test your knowledge. Periodic table of elements trivia explores the chart that organizes all known chemical elements by their properties and atomic structure.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
The modern periodic law tracks recurring properties as what quantity increases?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
What numerical span is usually assigned to the lanthanide series?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Which run of atomic numbers is usually used for the actinide series?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which block occupies the first two groups of the periodic table, with helium included there by electron configuration?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Playful but precise: helium crashes a block party it doesn’t visually live in. By electron configuration, which block claims it?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
In the standard layout, the d-block covers which group range?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
What was later discovered under Mendeleev’s predicted name eka-silicon?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Which discovered element fulfilled Mendeleev’s prediction for eka-boron?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table called?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
What name is given to the vertical columns on the periodic table?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
Which element comes first on the periodic table?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Hg is the symbol for which element?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
If two elements are in the same group, what do they usually have in common?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Atomic number tells you the number of what in an atom's nucleus?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
The periodic table is arranged in order of increasing what?

The modern periodic law tracks recurring properties as what quantity increases?

What numerical span is usually assigned to the lanthanide series?

Which run of atomic numbers is usually used for the actinide series?

Which block occupies the first two groups of the periodic table, with helium included there by electron configuration?

Playful but precise: helium crashes a block party it doesn’t visually live in. By electron configuration, which block claims it?

In the standard layout, the d-block covers which group range?

What was later discovered under Mendeleev’s predicted name eka-silicon?

Which discovered element fulfilled Mendeleev’s prediction for eka-boron?

What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table called?

What name is given to the vertical columns on the periodic table?

Which element comes first on the periodic table?

Hg is the symbol for which element?

If two elements are in the same group, what do they usually have in common?

Atomic number tells you the number of what in an atom's nucleus?

The periodic table is arranged in order of increasing what?