When he left gaps because he needed to let some of the air in for he can get all of the piese together.
He was able to work out the atomic mass of the missing elements, and so predict their properties. And when they were discovered, Mendeleev turned out to be right. For example, he predicted the properties of an undiscovered element that should fit below aluminium in his table. When this element, called gallium, was discovered in 1875, its properties were found to be close to Mendeleev's predictions. Two other predicted elements were later discovered, lending further credit to Mendeleev's 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.
On his Periodic Table Mendeleev left the blank spaces, because he thought there would be elements that would follow his pattern.
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Mendelevium
Gallium was named eka-aluminium by Mendeleev.
He was able to work out the atomic mass of the missing elements, and so predict their properties. And when they were discovered, Mendeleev turned out to be right. For example, he predicted the properties of an undiscovered element that should fit below aluminium in his table. When this element, called gallium, was discovered in 1875, its properties were found to be close to Mendeleev's predictions. Two other predicted elements were later discovered, lending further credit to Mendeleev's 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.
On his Periodic Table Mendeleev left the blank spaces, because he thought there would be elements that would follow his pattern.
mendelevium
The first element of the Mendeleev's periodic table is hydrogen (H).
This element is mendelevium (element 101).
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