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Mendeleev & The Periodic Table. Mendeleev for a Day Activity. Mendeleev’s Table. Organized elements by increasing atomic mass so that elements with similar properties were in the same column. Mendeleev’s Prediction.
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Mendeleev’s Table • Organized elements by increasing atomic mass so that elements with similar properties were in the same column.
Mendeleev’s Prediction • After Mendeleev placed all the known elements in his periodic table, several empty spaces were left. • In 1871 Mendeleev predicted the existence and properties of elements that would fill three of the spaces. • By 1886, all three of these elements had been discovered.
Mendeleev’s Prediction • Predicted Eka-aluminum in 1871 • Soft metal • Low melting point • Density of 5.9 g/cm3 • Found: Gallium in 1875 • Soft metal • Melting Point29.7 C • Density of 5.91 g/cm3
Usefulness of His Table • The close match between Mendeleev’s prediction and the actual properties of new elements showed how useful his periodic table could be.
Henry Moseley (1913, British) • Organized elements by increasing atomic number. • Fixed problems in Mendeleev’s arrangement.