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Periodic Table Quiz

Interactive periodic table - click elements, enter quiz mode, and guess elements from their properties. Gamified learning.

How to Use Periodic Table Quiz

  1. 1

    Choose quiz mode

    Select element names, symbols, atomic numbers, or properties.

  2. 2

    Answer the questions

    Identify elements or match properties to the correct element.

  3. 3

    Review your score

    See how many you got right and which elements to study.

Tested tool guide Tested browser tools Checked August 16, 2026

What Periodic Table Quiz does, with a checked example

A full periodic table fills the page with all 118 named elements, and clicking a cell brings up that element's record - name, symbol, atomic number, atomic mass, and group. Quiz mode plays the same data in reverse: it shows you a property and asks you to name the element, one round at a time, with guesses checked and scored as you go. The surprise most people hit is that questions draw from the whole table, not just the famous elements - terbium and tellurium appear as often as oxygen and gold.

Worked example

A concrete input and expected output from the current implementation.

Input

gold

Expected output

Correct - gold (Au).

In a round that shows the property "atomic number: 79" and asks for the element, the quiz accepts "gold" because gold is the only element with 79 protons and Au is its symbol. The guess matches exactly one element record, so the answer is unambiguous.

How the result is produced

1

The table

The page lays out all 118 named elements in the conventional 18-column grid, ordered by atomic number and arranged by family. Clicking a cell selects that element and shows its record - name, symbol, atomic number, atomic mass, and group position. The quiz asks about exactly these properties, so what you study in the table is what you are tested on in quiz mode.

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Quiz mode

Quiz mode reverses the direction: the tool presents a property - a symbol, an atomic number, or a mass figure - and you answer with the element's name. Each guess is checked and scored, so a run reads as a game of correct and missed answers. The clue can be any of several properties, so runs vary: one round asks for an element by its symbol, the next by its atomic number.

Good uses

  • Exam drill: run quiz mode repeatedly in the days before a chemistry test until you can name elements from their symbols and atomic numbers without hesitation, treating each miss as the next study target.
  • Homework fact-check: need the symbol for potassium or the atomic number of tungsten while writing up a worksheet? Click the element's cell and read its record instead of leaving the page for a search.
  • Guided practice for a student: put a learner in front of the quiz and use the scored rounds as feedback, then walk through the missed elements together on the table - no worksheet, no grading.

Limits and checks

  • Identity, not chemistry: the quiz tests whether you can match an element to its basic properties. It does not cover electron configurations, bonding, or reaction chemistry, so a perfect run is not evidence of exam readiness.
  • Spelling and case are strict: "aluminum" and "aluminium" are both correct, and symbols are case-sensitive - Co is cobalt, while CO is a different compound entirely. If a guess is rejected, check the exact spelling and capitalization before doubting the tool.
  • Two directions, one table: clicking a cell answers "what are this element's properties?", while quiz mode asks the reverse. Landing in the wrong mode reads as a wrong answer even when your knowledge is correct.

Common questions

Can I quiz only the elements I keep missing?

Not from what the page describes: quiz rounds appear to draw from the whole table, with no mention of filtering by element, family, or difficulty. The practical workaround is to run short rounds, note the misses, drill those cells on the table, and run again.

Are the masses and symbols exact enough to study from?

Atomic numbers and symbols are fixed and reliable. Atomic masses are isotope-weighted averages, and the official values are revised occasionally by IUPAC, so a mass that differs slightly from your textbook can still be correct as of its date. When in doubt, compare with the IUPAC or NIST values linked below.

References and verification

The example and behavioral notes were checked against the browser implementation. Standards and primary references below define the relevant format, formula, or platform behavior.

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