Development of the Periodic Table
Johann Dobereiner (1780-1849)
In 1829, when 40 elements were known, Dobereiner noticed that these known elements could be grouped in groups of 3, Triads.
·[FONT="] [/FONT]These triads shared similar physical and chemical properties
[FONT="]o[FONT="] [/FONT][/FONT]Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine
[FONT="]o[FONT="] [/FONT][/FONT]Calcium, Strontium, Barium
[FONT="]o[FONT="] [/FONT][/FONT]Lithium, Sodium, Potassium
·[FONT="] [/FONT]He noticed that if the elements in a triad were arranged in order of atomic mass:
[FONT="]o[FONT="] [/FONT][/FONT]The middle element had properties intermediate between the other two
[FONT="]o[FONT="] [/FONT][/FONT]The atomic mass of the middle element was nearly the same as the average of the other two
·[FONT="] [/FONT]INADEQUATE – Not all elements belonged to a triad.
Contribution – Recognized that elements could be grouped according to physical and chemical properties
John Newlands (1837-1898)
1964- 60+ elements of known atomic mass
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Newlands observed that properties of elements varied periodically with atomic mass
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Published the law of octaves
[FONT="]o[FONT="] [/FONT][/FONT]Elements resembled other elements eight positions apart
[FONT="]o[FONT="] [/FONT][/FONT]Every eight element should be like the first element, much like the octave of music
[FONT="]o[FONT="] [/FONT][/FONT]Periodic properties repeated each 7 elements
·[FONT="] [/FONT]INADEQUATE – Not all elements could be put into octaves
Contribution – First to clearly recognize the periodicity of properties via atomic mass
Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907)
1869
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Published periodic table of 63 elements in order of atomic mass ( Similar chemical properties)
[FONT="]o[FONT="] [/FONT][/FONT]Elements with similar properties were arranged in vertical columns
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Proposed periodic law
[FONT="]o[FONT="] [/FONT][/FONT]‘Properties of elements vary periodically with their atomic mass
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Left gaps in his periodic table assuming that some elements had not been discovered yet
·[FONT="] [/FONT]As time passed and atomic masses became more accurately known, some discrepancies emerged in Mendeleev’s table.
[FONT="]o[FONT="] [/FONT][/FONT]At times it was necessary to invert the order of atomic masses to make the elements fit
Contribution – Recognised that there were probably elements in existence that were not discovered at the time
Henry Moseley (1887-1915)
1913
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Moseley clarified the irregularities in Mendeleev’s table
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Moseley determined the atomic number of each element
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Proposed that the atomic number, rather than atomic mass, was what determined the properties of elements
·[FONT="] [/FONT]Proposed modified periodic law:
[FONT="]o[FONT="] [/FONT][/FONT]Properties of elements vary periodically with their atomic number
Once it was recognized that properties were dependent upon the atomic number, in turn the number of electrons, the periodic table was devised according to the electron configuration of elements
From my notes
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