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HISTORY OF THE PERIODIC TABLE. Johann Dobereiner. First noticed similarities among certain elements in 1829 Similar elements seemed to appear in groups of three Dobereiner’s Triads: ex. Cl, Br, I and Li, Na, K]. John Newland.
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Johann Dobereiner • First noticed similarities among certain elements in 1829 • Similar elements seemed to appear in groups of three • Dobereiner’s Triads: ex. Cl, Br, I and Li, Na, K]
John Newland • Arranged known elements in order of increasing atomic mass in 1864 • Noticed similar chemical and physical properties • Newland’s Law of Octaves • Problem: table had no gaps and therefore left no room for new elements
Dimitri Mendeleev • Discovered periodic law in 1869 with Lothar Meyer but Mendeleev published his ideas first • Elements arranged in order of increasing atomic mass • Elements with similar properties recur at regular intervals • Gaps in the periodic table would later be filled by newly discovered elements (ie. Ga and Sc filled two of the gaps after they were discovered • Predicted properties of elements before they wer discovered
Lord Rayleigh & William Ramsay • Caused periodic table to be modified by the discovery of Ar (noble gas) in 1894
A. Van den Brock • Suggested in 1911 that the periodic table be arranged according to atomic number instead of atomic mass and thus eliminate several minor inconsistencies. • Example: according to atomic mass only, some elements appeared in the wrong column of the table, ie. Ar
Henry Mosely • In 1913, confirmed that the properties of elements depend on atomic number rather than atomic mass • RESULT: Our modern periodic table today
Periodic Law • When elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number, elements with similar chemical and physical properties occur at regular intervals.