Periodic Table & Periodicity – Objective Questions
1. Who is credited with creating the first widely
accepted periodic table?
A) Dmitri Mendeleev
B) John Dalton
C) J.J. Thomson
D) Ernest Rutherford
2. The modern periodic table is arranged based
on:
A) Atomic number
B) Atomic mass
C) Mass number
D) Density
3. Elements in the same group have similar:
A) Chemical properties
B) Atomic masses
C) Densities
D) Physical states
4. What is the trend of atomic radius across a
period?
A) Decreases from left to right
B) Increases from left to right
C) Remains constant
D) First increases, then decreases
5. What happens to the ionization energy across a
period?
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Stays the same
D) Becomes zero
6. What is the general trend of electronegativity
across a period?
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) No pattern
D) Alternates
7. Which group of elements is known as the noble
gases?
A) Group 18
B) Group 1
C) Group 2
D) Group 17
8. What happens to metallic character across a
period?
A) Decreases
B) Increases
C) Remains constant
D) First increases, then decreases
9. Which group contains the alkali metals?
A) Group 1
B) Group 2
C) Group 17
D) Group 18
10. The most electronegative element is:
A) Fluorine
B) Oxygen
C) Chlorine
D) Nitrogen
11. What is periodicity in chemistry?
A) Recurrence of properties at regular intervals
B) Study of isotopes
C) Change of state
D) Movement of atoms
12. What happens to the atomic size down a
group?
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Stays the same
D) Doubles
13. What causes the periodicity of elements?
A) Repeating electron configurations
B) Changing atomic numbers
C) Increasing mass
D) External conditions
14. Elements in the same period have the same:
A) Number of electron shells
B) Number of valence electrons
C) Atomic mass
D) Chemical properties
15. The halogens belong to:
A) Group 17
B) Group 16
C) Group 1
D) Group 2
16. Which period contains the element sodium
(Na)?
A) Period 3
B) Period 2
C) Period 4
D) Period 5
17. As you move down a group,
electronegativity:
A) Decreases
B) Increases
C) Remains constant
D) First increases, then decreases
18. Which element is a metalloid?
A) Silicon
B) Oxygen
C) Sodium
D) Iron
19. The transition metals are located in:
A) Groups 3 to 12
B) Group 1
C) Group 17
D) Group 2
20. Which of the following is a property of
metals?
A) Good conductivity
B) Brittle
C) Low density
D) Poor conductor
21. Which of the following is a non-metal?
A) Sulfur
B) Sodium
C) Magnesium
D) Zinc
22. Ionization energy is the energy required to:
A) Remove an electron from an atom
B) Add an electron to an atom
C) Split the nucleus
D) Form a molecule
23. Which block of the periodic table contains
the alkali metals?
A) s-block
B) p-block
C) d-block
D) f-block
24. The atomic number represents the number
of:
A) Protons
B) Neutrons
C) Electrons and neutrons
D) Nucleons
25. What is the trend of reactivity in Group 1
metals down the group?
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Remains the same
D) Becomes zero
26. The electron affinity across a period
generally:
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Remains constant
D) Doubles
27. Which element has the smallest atomic
radius in Period 2?
A) Neon
B) Lithium
C) Carbon
D) Fluorine
28. Which of the following has the highest
ionization energy?
A) Helium
B) Cesium
C) Sodium
D) Aluminum
29. Which of the following is a noble gas?
A) Argon
B) Chlorine
C) Oxygen
D) Nitrogen
30. Which of the following trends is observed
down Group 17 (halogens)?
A) Reactivity decreases
B) Reactivity increases
C) Electronegativity increases
D) Ionization energy increases
31. Which element is in Group 2 and Period
3 of the periodic table?
A) Magnesium
B) Calcium
C) Sodium
D) Potassium
32. Which of the following elements is found
in the same group as oxygen?
A) Sulfur
B) Nitrogen
C) Fluorine
D) Carbon
33. Elements that show both metallic and
non-metallic properties are called:
A) Metalloids
B) Alkali metals
C) Halogens
D) Noble gases
34. Which of the following increases from
left to right across a period?
A) Ionization energy
B) Atomic radius
C) Metallic character
D) Mass number only
35. Which group contains elements with a
full outer electron shell?
A) Group 18
B) Group 1
C) Group 17
D) Group 2
36. What is the common property of all
noble gases?
A) They are chemically inert
B) They are highly reactive
C) They are solids at room temperature
D) They form ionic compounds
37. Which of the following is an alkali
metal?
A) Potassium
B) Calcium
C) Aluminium
D) Iron
38. Which element is known for its use in
semiconductors?
A) Silicon
B) Sodium
C) Oxygen
D) Chlorine
39. What property generally decreases down
a group in the periodic table?
A) Ionization energy
B) Atomic radius
C) Number of shells
D) Atomic number
40. Which of the following is a transition
metal?
A) Iron
B) Sodium
C) Fluorine
D) Argon
41. The lanthanides and actinides are found
in which block of the periodic table?
A) f-block
B) s-block
C) p-block
D) d-block
42. The periodic law states that properties of
elements are periodic functions of their:
A) Atomic number
B) Atomic mass
C) Mass number
D) Isotope count
43. Chlorine belongs to which group in the
periodic table?
A) Group 17
B) Group 18
C) Group 1
D) Group 2
44. Elements in the same group have the
same number of:
A) Valence electrons
B) Electron shells
C) Neutrons
D) Nucleons
45. Which element has the highest
electronegativity value?
A) Fluorine
B) Oxygen
C) Nitrogen
D) Chlorine
46. Which of the following shows a decrease
across a period?
A) Atomic radius
B) Ionization energy
C) Electronegativity
D) Non-metallic character
47. Which of the following groups contains
the alkaline earth metals?
A) Group 2
B) Group 1
C) Group 3
D) Group 4
48. Which group contains highly reactive
nonmetals?
A) Group 17
B) Group 18
C) Group 2
D) Group 14
49. Which of the following describes an
element’s ability to attract electrons in a bond?
A) Electronegativity
B) Ionization energy
C) Electron affinity
D) Atomic radius
50. The general trend of metallic character
down a group is:
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Remains constant
D) Becomes zero