Which Of The Following Symbols Does Not Represent An Element
Question: The chemical symbol for potassium is
P
B. Po
C. Pt
D. Pm
E. K
Answer: E. K
Question: Which of the following symbols does not represent an element?
A. O2
B. Co
C. HF
D. Cs
E. Xe
Answer: C. HF
Question: In the modern periodic table, the order in which the elements are placed is based on
A. atomic mass
B. mass number
C. atomic number
D. atomic size
E. chemical reactivity
Answer: C. atomic number
Question: Which of the following elements are the least reactive?
A. alkali metals
B. noble gases
C. alkaline earth metals
E. metalloids
Answer: B. Noble gases
Question: Which of the following is a non-metal?
A. lithium, Li
B. bromine, Br
C. mercury, Hg
D. bismuth, Bi
E. sodium, Na
Answer: D. bismuth, Bi
Question: Which of the following is a metal?
A. nitrogen, N
B. phosphorous, P
C. arsenic, As
D. thallium, Tl
E. silicon, Si
Answer: D. thallium, Tl
Question: Which of the following is a metalloid?
A. carbon, C
B. sulfur, S
C. germanium, Ge
D. bromine, Br
Answer: C. germanium, Ge
Question: Which one of the following groups does not contain any metals?
A. C, S, As, H
B. Cu, P, Se, Kr
C. N, Ne, Nd, Np
D. Xe, Hg, Ge, O
E. Cl, Al, Si, Ar
Answer: A. C, S, As, H
Question: A column of the periodic table is called
A. group
B. period
C. isotopic mixture
D. pillar
E. shell
Answer: A. group
Question: A row of the periodic table is called a
A. group
B. period
C. isotopic mixture
D. family
E. subshell
Answer: B. period