Short Questions on the Periodic Table

  1. The shortest period in the periodic table

  2. The longest period in the periodic table

  3. Number of elements in the third period

  4. The metalloid in the fourth period

  5. Two other elements in the same group as Carbon

  6. Two transition metals

  7. Three coinage metals

  8. One transition and one typical metal that liberate hydrogen gas with acid as well as alkali

  9. Two metals in group 4A

  10. A radioactive inert gas

  11. The non-metallic element in group 1A

  12. The metals in third period

  13. The most electronegative element

  14. The least electropositive metal in group 1A

  15. The largest alkali metal

  16. The alkali earth metal after magnesium

  17. The metalloids in group 5A

  18. Inner transition elements and rare earths belong to this group

  19. Chalcogens belong to this group

  20. Alkalin earth metals belong to this group

  21. Coinage metals belong to this group

  22. The elements of group 1A upto 7A including 0 are together called

  23. The elements of group 1B upto 7B including 8 are together called

  24. The most electronegative element in group 6A

  25. The elements of this group show variable valency

  26. This metalloid belongs to nitrogen group

  27. The non-metal in period 3 with valency 2

  28. A trivalent metal of period 3

  29. The metalloids in period 2 and period 3

  30. A divalent non-metal in period 2

  31. The group in periodic table having least IP value

  32. The element of period 3 having diagonal relationship with lithim

  33. The element with maximum E.A.

  34. The oxide of the element belonging to group 2A period 4

  35. The element with maximum E.N.

  36. Elements belonging to sub-group B of the periodic table

  37. A metal of period 3 that forms a chloride that is not ionic

  38. A gaseous element of period 2 that is non-reactive under ordinary conditions

  39. A radioactive halogen

  40. A chalcogen with variable valency

  41. A group 4A element that show allotropy

Show the order ( decreasing or increasing)

  1. Change in IP across the third period

  2. Change in IP across the first group

  3. Change in EA across the second period

  4. Change in EA across the group 7A

  5. Change in EN along group 1A

  6. Change in atomic radii across third period

  7. Change in atomic radii across group 2A

  8. Change in EN across group 7A

  9. Nature of oxides across period 3

  10. Change in metallic character along group 1A

  11. Change in metallic character along group 7A

  12. Change in valency across the period 2

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