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Dmitri Mendeleev grouped elements by
color.
orbitals.
atomic mass.
atomic number.
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The elements that are not chemically active, referred to as Group 18 on the periodic table, are called
the noble gases.
alkali metals.
transition metals.
halogens.
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The modern periodic law states that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
True
False
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Who was the Russian chemist who developed the first periodic table?
John Dalton
Dmitri Mendeleev
Henry Moseley
Albert Einstein
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Why did Mendeleev leave empty spaces on his periodic table?
Because he needed to make the elements fit any way he could.
Because he wanted to exclude certain elements.
Because he died before he finished the table.
Because he believed that elements would be discovered that would fit in those spaces.
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Moseley grouped the elements according to atomic mass.
True
False
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The periodic table is an arrangement of elements by atomic numbers, so elements with similar properties will be in the same column.
True
False

