History of the Periodic Table

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Who is credited with creating the first periodic table as we know it today?

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev

What did Henry Moseley determine about the arrangement of elements?

Elements should be arranged by atomic number, not atomic weight

Who suggested the classification of Lanthanides and Actinides in the periodic table?

Glenn T. Seaborg

Who discovered the first noble gas, Argon?

Sir William Ramsay

Who is credited with the first discovery of periodicity in the elements?

Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois

Which scientist noticed that atomic weights seemed to be multiples of that of hydrogen?

William Prout

Who formulated the 'law of octaves' to classify the known elements?

John Newlands

Who introduced the use of letter symbols to represent elements?

Jöns Jacob Berzelius

Who estimated the relative weights of elements in 1801?

John Dalton

Who attempted to create a Philosopher's stone but instead discovered phosphorus?

Hennig Brand

Aristotle discovered the Four element theory: Earth, Fire, Water, ______

Air

Amateur alchemist, Hennig Brand, attempts to create a Philosopher's stone. Instead discovers ______

phosphorus

French chemist, Antoine Lavoisier, compiles a list of 33 ______

elements

John Dalton estimates the relative weights of ______

elements

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner discovers groups of elements with similar ______

properties

John Newlands divides the known elements into 11 groups and formulates the ______ of octaves

law

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev created the first periodic table as we know it today, by listing the elements on the back of an invitation to a cheese factory. He left spaces open in his table for the elements that have not yet been discovery at the time. -1894 Sir William Ramsay and Lord Rayleigh discovers the first noble gas, ________.

Argon

Henry Moseley determines that the elements should be arranged by ________ number not atomic weight.

atomic

James Chadwick discovers the ________.

neutron

The American chemist, Glenn T. Seaborg, suggests the classification of ________ and Actinides.

Lanthanides

Explore the fascinating history of the periodic table of elements from Aristotle's Four Element Theory to the discoveries of phosphorus and the compilation of elements by Antoine Lavoisier and John Dalton. Test your knowledge of the timeline and key events in the development of the periodic table.

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