1. Where would you locate the element with electronic configuration 2, 8 in the Modem Periodic Table ?

Group 10

Group 2

Group 8

Group 18

Answer: Group 18

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2. Which one of the following does not increase while moving down the group of the periodic table ?

Valence electrons

Metallic character

Atomic radius

Number of shells in an element

Answer: Valence electrons

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3. Which of the following gives the correct increasing order of the atomic radii of O, F and N ?

O, N, F

F, O, N

N, F, O

O, F, N

Answer: F, O, N

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4. Upto which element, the Law of Octaves was found to be applicable ?

Potassium

Cobalt

Calcium

Oxygen

Answer: Calcium

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5. Which of the given elements A, B, C, D and E with atomic number 2, 3, 7, 10 and 30 respectively belong to the same period ?

B, D, E

A, D, E

A, B, C

B, C, D

Answer: B, C, D

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6. Which one of the following elements exhibit maximum number of valence electrons ?

P

Al

Si

Na

Answer: P

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7. Which among the following elements has the largest atomic radii ?

Mg

Ca

K

Na

Answer: Mg

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8. The element with atomic number 14 is hard and forms acidic oxide and a covalent halide. To which of the following categories does the element belong ?

Non-metal

Left-hand side element

Metalloid

Metal

Answer: Metalloid

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9. Which of the following is the outermost shell for elements of period 2 ?

N shell

M shell

L shell

K shell

Answer: L shell

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10. In Mendeleev’s Periodic Table, gaps were left for the elements to be discovered later. Which of the following elements found a place in the periodic table later ?

Silicon

Oxygen

Chlorine

Germanium

Answer: Germanium

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