Period Table History
Periodic Table General
Atoms General
Atoms History
Groupings
100

Who developed the Periodic Table?

Dimitri Mendeleev (father of the periodic table)

100

What are rows called on the Periodic Table?

Periods

100

What charge does an electron have?

Negative

100

Which Scientist proposed that all atoms from an element were identical?

Dalton

100

What is group 1 called on the Periodic Table?

Alkali Metals

200

Who edited the order of Mendeleev's table by atomic number?

Henry Moseley

200

What are columns called on the Periodic Tables?

Groups/Families

200

What charge does a proton have?

positive

200

Which scientist proposed the quantum model of the atom?

Erwin Schrödinger

200

What is group 2 called on the Periodic Table?

Alkaline Metals

300

Why were there blank spaces left for elements on the periodic table?

To have spaces for undiscovered elements

300

What are the elements ordered by on the Periodic Table?

Atomic Number

300

What charge does a neutron have?

Negative

300

What model did Thomson discover?

Plum pudding model

300

What column is made up of Noble Gases on the Periodic Table?

8

400

What does the word "periodic" mean?

It means pattern.

400

Where do metals fall in relation to the staircase on the Periodic Table?

Left of the staircase
400

What is the number of protons in the nucleus and electrons in the neutral atom represented by?

Atomic Number

400

Who discovered the first subatomic particle?

Thomson

400

What is group 7 called on the Periodic Table?

Halogens

500

Which Scientist proposed that all atoms from an element were identical?

Rutherford

500

Metalloids or semimetals are composed of which elements?

Staircase elements: B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te, Po, At

500

What is the weighted average sum of protons plus neutrons in the nucleus?

Atomic Mass

500

Who used the Cathode Ray tube to make his discovery?

Thomson

500

What are the names of the last two rows of the periodic table called?

Lanthanide Series and Actinide Series 

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