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Mendeleev did not predict the properties of silicon.
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.
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 elements that were not discovered at that time. He left gaps for these elements in his Periodic Table.
Mendeleev primarily used the element's atomic mass to classify them. He organized the elements into a periodic table based on their increasing atomic mass, allowing him to predict the properties of missing elements and arrange them in a logical order.
Mendeleev did not predict the properties of silicon.
If I knew I wouldn't be asking!
If I knew I wouldn't be asking!
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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.
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.
Dmitri Mendeleev was able to predict the properties of germanium by leaving gaps in his periodic table for elements that were yet to be discovered. He noticed a pattern in the properties of known elements and used this pattern to predict the existence and properties of undiscovered elements, such as germanium.
The Mendeleev table, also known as the periodic table, was organized by atomic number, atomic mass, and chemical properties of elements. Mendeleev was able to predict the properties of missing elements based on the gaps in his table.
Mendeleev predicted the existence and properties of germanium by leaving gaps in his periodic table for elements that had not yet been discovered. He correctly deduced the properties of the missing element based on the pattern of elements around its position in the table. When germanium was discovered, its properties closely matched Mendeleev's predictions, confirming the validity of his periodic table.
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.
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.
Mendeleev primarily used the element's atomic mass to classify them. He organized the elements into a periodic table based on their increasing atomic mass, allowing him to predict the properties of missing elements and arrange them in a logical order.