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What does the periodic table depict?
What does the periodic table depict?
- Arrangement of planets in the solar system
- Arrangement of chemical elements into rows and columns (correct)
- Arrangement of historical events in chronological order
- Arrangement of animals in different habitats
What does the periodic law state?
What does the periodic law state?
- A periodic table arrangement based on alphabetical order
- An approximate recurrence of element properties based on atomic numbers (correct)
- A random distribution of element properties in the periodic table
- An exact repetition of element properties based on atomic weights
How does metallic character change across the periodic table?
How does metallic character change across the periodic table?
- Decreases going down a group and increases from left to right across a period
- Increases going from right to left across a period and decreases down a group
- Increases going down a group and decreases from left to right across a period (correct)
- Remains constant across both groups and periods
Who formulated the first generally accepted periodic table?
Who formulated the first generally accepted periodic table?
What did Mendeleev successfully use the periodic law for?
What did Mendeleev successfully use the periodic law for?