Making Order Out of Chaos - Mendeleev's Periodic Table

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10th Assam Board
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Important Questions on Making Order Out of Chaos - Mendeleev's Periodic Table

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Which of the following elements have properties similar to that of eka boron?

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Using Mendeleev's periodic table, predict the formula for the oxides of the following elements:

K, C, Al, Si, Ba.

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How could the modern periodic law remove various anomalies of Mendeleev's periodic table? Explain with examples.

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Describe two anomalies of Mendeleev’s periodic classification of elements.

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Would you place the two isotopes of chlorine, Cl-35 and Cl-37 in different slots because of their different atomic masses or in the same slot because their chemical properties are the same? Justify your answer. 

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In Mendeleev's periodic table, why was there no mention of noble gases like helium, neon, and argon?

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Mendeleev's periodic table is based upon the atomic masses. This periodic table is upset by the fact that:

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An element X (atomic number 17) reacts with an element Y(atomic number 20) to form a divalent halide.
What is the position of elements X and Y in the periodic table?

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Why is long form of the periodic table regarded better than Mendeleev's periodic table?

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What are the main contributions of Mendeleev's classification towards the development of chemistry?

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What is a period in a periodic table? How does the electronic configuration change in a period with increase in atomic number from left to right?

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Though the atomic mass of cobalt (58.9) is greater than nickel (58.7), yet Co is placed before Ni in Mendeleev's periodic table. Why?

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Mendeleev left one gap under B and Al, for an element, which was discovered later on. This element was:

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P, Q and R are the elements of a Dobereiner's triad. What should be the atomic mass of Q, if the atomic mass of P is 7 and that of R is 39?.