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Classification of Elements- The Periodic Table

Telangana Board · Class 10 · Physical Sciences

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Need for Classification and Early Attempts

  • As the number of known elements increased, remembering their properties became difficult.
  • Robert Boyle defined an element as any substance that cannot be decomposed into a further simple substance by a physical or chemical change.
  • By the end of the 18th century, more elements had been discovered, and by 1865 about sixty three elements were known.
2

Dobereiner's Law of Triads and Newlands' Law of Octaves

  • Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner proposed the Law of Triads in 1829.
  • Elements with similar properties were grouped in threes.
  • The middle element's atomic weight is the arithmetic mean of the first and third elements.
3

Mendeleeff's Periodic Table and Periodic Law

  • Mendeleeff arranged known elements in increasing order of atomic weights.
  • He divided the table into 8 vertical groups with A and B sub-groups.
  • He stated that the physical and chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic weights.
4

Modern Periodic Table and Periodic Trends

  • H.J. Moseley discovered atomic number using X-ray patterns from high energy electron bombardment.
  • Atomic number is the number of positive charges or protons in an atom.
  • Atomic number is more fundamental than atomic weight.

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As more elements were discoveredAn element was defined as anyElements with similar properties were groupedWhen elements were arranged in increasingThe physical and chemical properties

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