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How can the periodic table be used to predict the properties of an element that has not been discovered?
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∙ 13y ago
It can't.
the properties of an element determine it's group placement, without knowledge of these properties (or, indeed, the element itself) it would be impossible to place an element in it's proper place on the Periodic Table.
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Was Mendeleev's periodic table accurate enough that he was able to use it to predict the existence and several properties of certain elements that had not yet been discovered?
Mendeleev was able to predict the properties of the elements that were not discovered at that time. He left gaps for these elements in his Periodic Table.
What can you use the Periodic Table of Elements for to predict about the elements?
An element's physical and chemical properties. You can also predict what elements will bond with each other.
Why did mendeleev not include germanium in the periodic table?
He could not because it had not yet been discovered when he created the table. However he was able to determine that an element was missing at that location and predict the properties it would have when it was discovered. When germanium was discovered and named, his predictions were found to be very accurate.
How did Mendeleev place germanium on the periodic table?
Mendeleev was able to predict the properties of the yet unknown element (Germanium) by the properties of the surrounding known elements on his periodic table of the elements. Predicting properties such as reactivity, density, atomic mass, etc., he knew where the undiscovered element would be placed.
Why did Dimitri Mendeleev predict that more elements with specific properties would be discovered?
because,he predicted some possible chemical formulas of the then undiscovered elements between the elements in his periodic table. so he concluded that more elements with specific properties would be discovered.
Was Mendeleev's periodic table accurate enough that he was able to use it to predict the existence and several properties of certain elements that had not yet been discovered?
Mendeleev was able to predict the properties of the elements that were not discovered at that time. He left gaps for these elements in his Periodic Table.
Which scientific method could be used to predict the properties of an element?
Periodic table
What can you use the Periodic Table of Elements for to predict about the elements?
An element's physical and chemical properties. You can also predict what elements will bond with each other.
Why did mendeleev not include germanium in the periodic table?
He could not because it had not yet been discovered when he created the table. However he was able to determine that an element was missing at that location and predict the properties it would have when it was discovered. When germanium was discovered and named, his predictions were found to be very accurate.
How did mendeleev make predictions about the properties of elements?
This is a very wordy response, but by setting up the Periodic Table according to elements' properties and characteristics, he was able to predict any given elements' properties because, with the way the Periodic Table is arranged, all of the elements surrounding any specific element would have similar properties to the element that they surrounded. For example, at the time there was no element known as Aluminum, but given the properties of the elements around that area (Group 13), he was able to correctly predict Aluminum's properties. When aluminum was discovered, Mendeleev's predictions were extremely close to the actual element's properties.
How did Mendeleev place germanium on the periodic table?
Mendeleev was able to predict the properties of the yet unknown element (Germanium) by the properties of the surrounding known elements on his periodic table of the elements. Predicting properties such as reactivity, density, atomic mass, etc., he knew where the undiscovered element would be placed.
How could Mendeleevs table be used to predict the properties of elements that had not been discovered?
Comparing the properties of the new element with the properties of the other elements in the group we can make this prediction.
How can a graph help predict the properties of elements that have not been discovered?
A graph can't, you mean the periodic table and there are plenty of answers to that question here already.
Mendeleev's periodic table was accurate enough that he was able to use it to predict the existence and several properties of certain elements that had not yet been discovered true or false?
True.
Why did Dimitri Mendeleev predict that more elements with specific properties would be discovered?
because,he predicted some possible chemical formulas of the then undiscovered elements between the elements in his periodic table. so he concluded that more elements with specific properties would be discovered.
Can the periodic table predict the number of isotopes of elements?
No. The position of an element in the periodic table cannot predict the number of isotopes it has. However, the position of an element in the periodic table can predict other properties like the charge of its ion, the formula of its oxide, the acidic or basic nature of its oxide, etc.
How can you predict the properties of missing elements?
yes, properties of an element depends on its atomic number and atomic mass unless it is an exception and the atomic number and atomic mass of unknown elements are known by placing it in periodic table
