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1. In which block of the periodic table do the alkali metals lie?

2. Which chemical element has the symbol 'Db'?

3. What is the symbol by which Tellurium is represented?

4. The chemist de Boisbaudran named which element after his country of origin?

5. Electrum is an alloy of silver and which other neighbouring metal?

6. Though later retracted, the first claim for the discovery of Nobelium was made by scientists at which institute?

7. Apart from hydrogen, which is the only other element on the first row of elements in the periodic table?

8. February 19th 2010 was when element 112's name and symbol were officially adopted. It was the 537th birth anniversary of whom?

9. What is the color of elements in the noble gases group?

10. Karl Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer discovered which element in 1817, which is named after the Greek for calamine?

11. Potium, Deuterium, and Tritium are the isotopes of which element?

12. What is the chemical symbol of Bromine?

13. Who made important observations about the similarity of elements while writing a book called 'The Principles of Chemistry'?

14. In 1908, Masataka Ogawa discovered which element which he incorrectly thought to be element no. 43?

15. What color are elements of the alkaline earth metal group usually found in?

16. Which of these scientists is credited with discovering Krypton?

17. What is the atomic number of hydrogen?

18. Which of these is true of all actinide elements?

19. Very unstable for a halogen, what is the typical half-life of Astatine?

20. To which group does Bohrium belong to?

21. Group 11 has four elements: gold, silver, roentgenium, and which other metal?

22. Which element is easily the most common constituent in the Earth's core?

23. After which famous astronomer is element number 112 named?

24. Which of these is the top-most element in the halogen group?

25. What is the chemical symbol of Seaborgium?