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Why is it better to arrange elements in terms of their electronic structure and not in order of their relative atomic masses?
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∙ 13y ago
It's not better to do that for everyone, but it certainly is for chemists, since the electron structure of atoms is the building blocks for pretty much...everything they study. Nuclear physicists would surely rather arrange the elements based on atomic masses, for...something I'm sure. Fortunately, the Periodic Table of the Elements has them arranged both ways at the same time, whew!
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How had john newlands previously tried to arrange the elements?
John Newland previously arranged the elements in the periodic table in order of relative atomic mass.
What arrange the known elements into groups and periods?
The periodic table
Who was one of the first people to arrange all elements into families?
The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev was the first person to arrange all elements into families. He created the periodic table of elements and wrote a textbook between 1868 and 1870.
Howdid moseley arrange chemical elements?
He arranged the elements in order of atomic number.
What are the order of elements on the periodic table based on?
the elements in the modern periodic table are arrange in the increasing order of their atomic numbers.
Why is it better to arrange elements according to their electronic structure and not in order of their relative mass number?
The chemical properties of any given element are the result of it electronic structure. The mass number is not related to the electronic structure because the mass includes neutrons, which not related to the electron structure (unlike protons). Any given element exists in more than one form (called isotopes) which have different numbers of neutrons, but the same electronic structure (and the same number of protons).
How had john newlands previously tried to arrange the elements?
John Newland previously arranged the elements in the periodic table in order of relative atomic mass.
What pattern did Meneleev arrange the elements?
Meneleev arranged the elements
How did scientists discovering protons and neutrons help them to place elements in their correct order and group?
By discovering the elements proton number, it became easier for scientists because the elements had similar properties. And they could arrange it by increasing proton number, valence electrons or electronic configuration.
When ions arrange themselves in an orderly structure what is that structure known as?
These compounds forms large crystalline lattices.
What is the arrange of elements call?
The elements are arranged in what is called the periodic table.
When elements are arrange in order of increasing atomic no is called?
The Periodic Table of Elements.
What property did mendeleev arrange the elements?
Atomic Mass.
In what way did Mendeleev arrange the elements?
mendelev arranged the elements in the periodic table in the asending order of the mass number of elements.
When particles of salt arrange themselves in regular geometric patterns what do they form?
They form a crystal structure.
The first person to arrange elements in a table?
Dmitri Mendeleev
What characteristics were used to arrange the periodic table?
The mass of the elements
