Mendeleev periodic table

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The Mendeleev periodic table is the original systematic arrangement of chemical elements devised by Dmitri Mendeleev, notable for organizing elements by atomic properties and successfully predicting the existence and characteristics of then-undiscovered elements.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf chemical classification system
periodic table of the elements
scientific model
arrangementPrinciple elements ordered by increasing atomic weight
elements with similar properties placed in same columns
assumes properties of elements are periodic function of atomic weight
basedOn periodic law
classificationCriterion oxide and hydride formulas
valence similarity
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
creator Dmitri Mendeleev
differsFrom modern periodic table based on atomic number
field chemistry
physical chemistry
firstPresentedIn 1869 paper on the relation between the properties and atomic weights of elements
hasKeyConcept grouping of elements into families
periodic recurrence of chemical properties
prediction of atomic weights of unknown elements
hasLimitation based on atomic weight rather than atomic number
placement difficulties for some elements
hasStructuralElement family of elements
group
period
historicalPeriod 19th century
historicalStatus precursor to modern periodic table
influenced development of periodic law
modern periodic table
languageOfOriginalPublication Russian
notableFor correcting atomic weights of some elements
leaving gaps for unknown elements
prediction of undiscovered elements
systematic arrangement of chemical elements
organizesBy atomic weight
chemical properties
predicted eka-aluminium
eka-boron
eka-silicon
predictedElementCorrespondsTo eka-aluminium → gallium
eka-boron → scandium
eka-silicon → germanium
publicationYear 1869
recognizedAs milestone in chemistry
relatedTo Lothar Meyer periodic table
usedBy chemists
usedFor classification of chemical elements
organization of chemical knowledge
prediction of properties of unknown elements
usesConcept periodicity of elements

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Periodic Table
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