Modern periodic table trend - Practice Questions & MCQ

General Trends of Some Properties in the periodic table

The general trends of some properties of elements in the periodic table are mentioned below:

Some important facts about elements

There are some important facts about the elements as mentioned below:

• Bromine is the only non-metal which is liquid at room temperature.

• Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

• Tungsten has the highest melting point among metals around 3410^oC.

• Carbon has the highest melting point among non-metals around 4100^oC.

• Among metals, aluminum is the most abundant metal.

• Among all the elements in the periodic table, hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe.

• Iron is the most abundant transition metal.

• Boron has the lowest atomic volume.

• Francium has the highest atomic volume.

• Silver is the best conductor of electricity.

• Fluorine is the most electronegative element.

• Chlorine has the maximum negative electron gain enthalpy.

• Helium has the maximum ionisation enthalpy.

• Diamond is the hardest substance in the universe.

• Plutonium is the most poisonous metal. 

• The members of the actinide series are radioactive and most of them are not found in nature.

• Tin is the element that has the maximum number of isotopes i.e, 10 isotopes.