The Periodic Table Trivia Questions

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Organization of chemical elements. Play The Periodic Table trivia solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play. Questions span every level, from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers, so there's a real challenge here however much you already know.

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  1. This element with atomic number 1 is the lightest and most abundant in the universe.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Hydrogen
    • Helium
    • Lithium
    • Carbon
  2. This element with symbol Pu was used in the Fat Man bomb dropped on Nagasaki and powers deep space probes.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Plutonium
    • Polonium
    • Praseodymium
    • Promethium
  3. This element with symbol Cn was named after the astronomer who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Copernicium
    • Curium
    • Californium
    • Cerium
  4. This noble gas fills party balloons and makes your voice sound squeaky when inhaled.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Nitrogen
    • Helium
    • Argon
    • Neon
  5. This element with symbol Ge was used in early transistors before silicon became dominant.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Gallium
    • Gadolinium
    • Germanium
    • Gold
  6. This element with symbol Nh was the first element discovered in Asia and is named after the Japanese word for Japan.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Nobelium
    • Nihonium
    • Neptunium
    • Neodymium
  7. This element with symbol Au has been treasured for jewelry and currency for thousands of years.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Silver
    • Copper
    • Gold
    • Platinum
  8. This element with symbol Tc was the first element to be artificially produced and has no stable isotopes.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Technetium
    • Thallium
    • Terbium
    • Tantalum

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