Explain mendlive perodic classification of elements with merit and demerit
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Explanation:
There were many vacant spaces in Mendeleev's periodic table for the elements to be discovered. He named them Eka-Boron, Eka-Aluminium and Eka-silicone He also predicted the properties of these undiscovered elements including atomic masses. ... Mendeleev's arrangement helped to correct atomic masses of a number of elements.
Explanation:
Merits of Mendeleev's Periodic Table:
⋅ Mendeleev was first to properly arrange and classify all elements and was able to explain the periodicity in their chemical properties.
⋅ Mendeleev left some gaps for undiscovered elements. He predicted that some elements would be discovered in future. He also predicted properties of those undiscovered elements.
Demerits of Mendeleev's Periodic Table:
⋅ Position of hydrogen was not justified.
⋅ Increasing order of atomic mass could not be maintained throughout the table.
⋅ There is no place for isotopes.