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Periodic Table Development — Interactive Diagram

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🔬 Periodic Table Development — Interactive Diagram

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Practice Questions for Development of Periodic Table

John Newlands proposed the Law of Octaves in 1866. What did he notice about the elements?

A. Every seventh element had similar properties to the first
B. Every eighth element had similar properties to the first
C. Elements repeated properties every tenth element
D. Elements only showed patterns when arranged by atomic number

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Give two reasons why Newlands' Law of Octaves was not accepted by the scientific community at the time.

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When were noble gases discovered?

1890s — added as Group 0

How is the modern table arranged?

By atomic number (protons), not atomic weight

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