The periodic table basics (13-15) (paper 1)

Question 1

who originally arranged the periodic table

Answer 1

Dmitri Mendeleev

Question 2

how are elements ordered in the modern periodic table

Answer 2

increasing atomic numbers

Question 3

what are the verticle columns called in the periodic table

Answer 3

groups

Question 4

what does the element’s group tell you about the element

Answer 4

the number of electrons on its outer shell

Question 5

what are the group 1 elements called

Answer 5

alkali metals

Question 6

what are the group 7 elements called

Answer 6

halogens

Question 7

what are the group 0/8 elements called

Answer 7

noble gases

Question 8

what are the horizontal rows of the periodic table called

Answer 8

periods

Question 9

what do the properties of an element depend on

Answer 9

the number of electrons they have

Question 10

how many electrons can possibly be on the 1st shell

Answer 10

2

Question 11

how many electrons can possibly be on the 2nd shell

Answer 11

8 ~ all other than the first can be 8

Question 12

what are the two ways metals can be classified

Answer 12

• metals
• non-metals

Question 13

do any of the nobel gases have colour

Answer 13

no they are all colourless

Question 14

what is meant by the term inert

Answer 14

the element doesn’t react with much at all

Question 15

give an example of inert element

Answer 15

group 0