The Periodic Table Flashcards
What are the columns in the PT called?
Groups
What are the rows in the PT called?
Periods
What do all he elements in a group in the PT have in common?
Similar properties and react similarly
How did Dobereiner arrange the elements in the PT?
In triads
How did Newland arrange the elements in the PT and what did he notice about them?
Increasing atomic weight and every 8th element acted the same
What two things did Mendeleev do that no-one had done to the PT before?
If he needed to he switched them to fit better into groups and left gaps for new elements
Why did scientists accept Mendeleev’s PT was correct?
The new elements fitted into where Mendeleev predicted
How are elements arranged in the modern PT?
Atomic numbers
What group was missing from Mendeleev’s PT?
Group 0 (noble gases)