Brief History and Flame Test Flashcards
Published 33 elements
Antoine Lavoiser
Made the law of triad
Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner
Used the law of triad and came up of 10 triads, able to identify 3 groups of four elements, 1 group of five.
Leopold Gmelin
Described the relationships within groups of metals.
Jean-Baptiste Dumas
Famous on studying carbon, said that it can hold four bonds.
August Kekule
He proposed law of octaves.
John Newlands
During Newlands time, how many elements are present?
56
In 56 elements, how many groups are formed by Newland?
11
They arranged the elements according to increasing atomic mass.
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev and Julius Lothar Meyer
Father of Modern Periodic Table
Henry Mosely
Qualitative test used to identify the presence of particular metal / ion.
Flame Test
Gas used in bunsen burner
Methane Gas
Hot part of the flame
blue / non luminous flame
Cold part of the flame
yellow / luminous flame
Used to raise the height of flame
Barrel
It allows air to enter the burner
air hole
It is turned to open or close the airhole to obtain the required flame type
Collar
Carries the gas from gas tap
Gas hose
It is wide and heavy, to avoid toppling
Metal Base
What flame is achieved in air hole open?
Blue
What flame is achieved in air hole close?
Yellow