20 QUESTIONS · 5 TOPICS · TREND EXPLORER · ABOUT 15 MINUTES

Mendeleev left gaps in his table and predicted what would fill them.

In 1869 he forecast an unknown "eka-silicon" with a density of about 5.5 g/cm³. Germanium was found in 1886: 5.35. Twenty questions on the elements beyond carbon chains, each explained, then explore the patterns that made his prediction possible. No sign-up, nothing saved.

Start the test
EKA-SILICON (1871)PREDICTEDGERMANIUM
Atomic mass7272.6
Density (g/cm³)5.55.35
Oxide formulaEsO₂GeO₂
Chloride boils at< 100 °C86 °C
QUESTION 1 / 20 · PERIODIC TRENDSMedium

Going down group 1 (Li → Na → K), reactivity with water…

PERIODIC TREND EXPLORER

See the patterns in the first 36 elements

Colour the table by a property and the trends jump out: across a period and down a group, values change in a regular way. Click any element for its numbers.

Low: 31 pmMiddleHigh: 243 pmNo value
32GeGermaniumMetalloid · period 4, group 14
Atomic radius125 pm
Electronegativity2.01
1st ionisation energy762 kJ/mol
Atoms shrink across a period, as more protons pull electrons in, and grow down a group, as new shells are added. Potassium is about six times wider than fluorine.
Calculated atomic radii in picometres; Pauling electronegativity; first ionisation energy in kJ/mol. Noble gases He, Ne and Ar have no standard Pauling value. Figures are typical textbook values.

What this inorganic chemistry test covers, in short

Twenty multiple-choice questions at upper-secondary to first-year university level, four on each of five topics: periodic trends, the main groups, transition metals, ions and redox, and coordination chemistry.

Inorganic chemistry covers everything except most carbon compounds: metals, minerals, salts and catalysts. The test is our own and not normed.

By What's Your IQ · Reviewed 5 Oct 2026
Format
20 multiple-choice questions
Level
A-level / AP to first-year
Bonus
Periodic trend explorer, Z = 1–36
Milestone
Mendeleev's periodic table, 1869

Keep going

Mendeleev saw the pattern first. How quickly do you spot them?

Our full IQ test covers pattern, logical, numerical and verbal reasoning: 60 questions, about 30 minutes.

Take the full IQ test