10 Questions
What is the periodic table a depiction of?
The periodic law
What characterizes elements in the same group of the periodic table?
They tend to show similar chemical characteristics
What trend characterizes the metallic character in the periodic table?
Increases going down a group and decreases from left to right across a period
Who formulated the first generally accepted periodic table?
Dmitri Mendeleev
What fundamental discovery was recognized in the late 19th century related to the periodic table?
The periodic law
What does VSEPR theory aim to predict in chemistry?
Molecular geometry of individual molecules
Who are the two main developers of the VSEPR theory?
Ronald Gillespie and Ronald Nyholm
What is the premise of VSEPR theory regarding valence electron pairs?
They tend to repel each other
What is emphasized as more important in determining molecular geometry according to Gillespie?
Electron-electron repulsion due to the Pauli exclusion principle
Who originally proposed a correlation between molecular geometry and the number of valence electron pairs?
Ryutaro Tsuchida
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