Periodic Table Trivia
Test your mettle with elements—from gallium’s quirky melt to helium’s party float—if you can handle the periodic punch, you’re a real element pro.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Discovered by Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1789, the element with symbol "U" was named in honor of which recently discovered planet?
Uranus
Low-pressure sodium streetlights are prized for cutting through which adverse weather, thanks to their monochromatic yellow light?
Fog
Mendeleev arranged by atomic weight; after Henry Moseley’s 1913 X-ray work, the modern table orders elements by increasing what?
Atomic number
Element 101, first identified one atom at a time in 1955 at Berkeley, was named what in honor of the periodic table’s creator?
Mendelevium
Despite both forming protective oxide layers, which other common metal is generally less corrosion-resistant than stainless steel, especially in salty conditions?
Aluminum