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What is the purpose of arranging the chemical elements in the periodic table?
To organize elements based on their atomic numbers
Which characteristic increases as one moves down a group in the periodic table?
Metallic character
What did Dmitri Mendeleev use to predict some properties of the missing elements in his periodic table?
Atomic mass
Which scientist formulated the first generally accepted periodic table in 1869?
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In which direction does nonmetallic character increase on the periodic table?
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What is a fundamental discovery recognized in the late 19th century related to the periodic table?
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What is the unique identifier for each chemical element?
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Which scientist's discovery led to the recognition that the actinides were f-block rather than d-block elements?
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What are variants with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons called?
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In the periodic table, elements with similar chemical properties generally fall into the same ____________.
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What is usually the weighted average of naturally occurring isotopes when it is shown for an element?
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What determines the start of a new row (period) in the standard periodic table?
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What is the term for the number of protons in an element's nucleus?
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Which group do elements with the same number of electrons in a particular subshell fall into in the periodic table?
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What determines the columns (groups) in the periodic table?
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What did Glenn T. Seaborg's discovery lead to regarding the position of actinides in the periodic table?
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