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Classification of Elements in the Periodic Table

Test your knowledge of element classification including groups, periods, families, electron configurations, and periodic trends in the periodic table.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An element has configuration 2, 8, 1. It belongs to

  1. 1st group and 3rd period
  2. 3rd group and 1st period
  3. 1st group and 8th period
  4. 17th group and 3rd period
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The modern periodic table was given by

  1. Dmitri Mendeleev
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Neils Bohr
  4. Henery Mosley
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The non-metallic element present in the third period other than sulphur and chlorine is _______.

  1. oxygen
  2. fluorine
  3. nitrogen
  4. phosphorus
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The family of elements having seven electrons in the outermost shell is ______.

  1. alkali metals
  2. alkaline earth metals
  3. halogens
  4. noble gases
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The family of elements to which potassium belongs is _________.

  1. alkali metals
  2. alkaline earth metals
  3. halogens
  4. noble gases
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Elements belonging to groups 1 to 17 are called __________.

  1. noble gases
  2. normal elements
  3. transition elements
  4. inner transition elements
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A liquid non-metal is ___________.

  1. phosphorous
  2. mercury
  3. bromine
  4. nitrogen
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first alkali metal is _________.

  1. hydrogen
  2. lithium
  3. sodium
  4. francium
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A purple coloured solid halogen is ________.

  1. chlorine
  2. bromine
  3. iodine
  4. astatine
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Lanthanides and actinides are also called ___________.

  1. normal elements
  2. transition elements
  3. noble gases
  4. inner transition elements
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The family of elements to which calcium belongs  __________.

  1. alkali metals
  2. alkaline earth metals
  3. halogens
  4. noble gases
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The least reactive element in group 17 is ___________.

  1. fluorine
  2. chlorine
  3. bromine
  4. iodine
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The valency of chlorine with respect to oxygen is __________.

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 7
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The number of shells in the elements of 3rd period is __________.

  1. 1.1
  2. 2.2
  3. 3.3
  4. 4.0
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Four elements along a period have atomic numbers 11, 13, 16 and 17. The most metallic among these has an atomic number of

  1. 11
  2. 12
  3. 16
  4. 17
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Six elements A, B, C, D, E and F have the following atomic numbers (A = 12, B = 17, C = 18, D = 7, E = 9 and F = 11). Among these elements, the element, which belongs to the 3rd period and has the highest ionisation potential, is __________.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. F
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