Class 11 Chemistry MCQ – Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

This set of Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 3 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties”. These MCQs are created based on the latest CBSE syllabus and the NCERT curriculum, offering valuable assistance for exam preparation.

1. __________ gave the idea for the first time to classify elements as per their properties.
a) Mendeleev
b) Dobereiner
c) Newland
d) John
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Answer: b
Explanation: In the early 1800s, a German chemist named Dobereiner came up with the idea of classifying elements as per their properties. LAter in 1829, he noticed a similarity in triads (a group of 3 elements). This is how he classified.

2. In triads, the average weight of the 1st and the 3rd element are equal to the second one.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: As per Dobereiner Triads, the above statement”. In triads, the weight the 2nd element is about halfway between weights of 1st and 3rd elements.” For example, consider a triad of Li, Na, and K with atomic weight 7, 23 and 39 respectively.

3. Which of the following is not Dobereiner triad?
a) Li, Na, and K
b) He, Na and Ar
c) Ca, Sr and Ba
d) CL, Br and I
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Answer: b
Explanation: According to Dobereiner, in triads, the average weight the 1st and the 3rd element are equal to the second one. Li, Na, and K; Ca, Sr and Ba; CL, Br and I satisfy the above conditions. But He, Na and Ar don’t follow the law of Dobereiner Triads.
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4. The property of every eight elements is similar to that of the 1st element. This is proposed by ___________
a) Thomson
b) Dobereiner
c) Mendeleev
d) John Alexander Newland
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Answer: d
Explanation: In the year 1865, an English chemist named John Alexander Newland proposed the law of octaves. It stated that when elements are arranged in their increasing atomic weights, the property of every eight elements is similar to that of the 1st element.

5. Newland’s law of Octaves is only valid until calcium.
a) False
b) True
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Answer: b
Explanation: Yes, the above statement is true. according to John Alexander Newland, when elements are arranged in their increasing atomic weights, the property of every eight elements is similar to that of 1st element. But it’s only true till calcium, so its failed.
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6. The periodic functions of the __________ are the properties of respective elements.
a) Atomic Weights
b) Atomic Number
c) Chemical properties
d) No of protons
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Answer: a
Explanation: According to Russian chemist named Dmitri Mendeleev who got the credits for the development of the modern periodic table, the periodic functions of the atomic weights are the properties of respective elements.

7. Eka Aluminium is _________
a) Germanium
b) Gallium
c) Silicon
d) Copper
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Answer: b
Explanation: At the time of Mendeleev, Gallium was not discovered. So he predicted Gallium’s properties and left a space for it, by naming it Aka Aluminium. The properties he predicted were almost the same as GAllium’s properties.
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8. What are the atomic weights of Aka Silicon and Germanium?
a) 72, 72.6
b) 68, 70
c) 70, 72
d) 68, 72.6
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Answer: a
Explanation: At the time of Mendeleev, Germanium was not discovered. So he predicted Germanium’s properties and left a space for it, by naming it Aka Silicon. So he predicted Aka silicon’s atomic weight as 70, but the Germanium’s atomic weight is 72.

9. In Mendeleev’s periodic classification, what is the number of groups?
a) 12
b) 8
c) 7
d) 6
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Answer: b
Explanation: A Russian chemist named Dmitri Mendeleev classified elements based on chemical and physical properties in ascending order of their atomic weights. The number of groups was 8 and there were 12 series.
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10. The ideal gases were in ____ group of Mendeleev’s periodic table.
a) 3rd
b) 4th
c) 1st
d) 2nd
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Answer: c
Explanation: Dmitri Mendeleev classified elements based on chemical and physical properties in ascending order of their atomic weights. Noble gases were placed in the first group of Mendeleev’s periodic table.

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