Chemistry
How did Mendeleeff arrange the elements in the periodic table. What was the basis of his classification.
Answer
Mendeleeff arranged elements in increasing order of their atomic weights in the form of a table called 'periodic table'.
This arrangement had elements with similar properties appearing at regular intervals.
This phenomenon is called 'periodicity of properties' and the properties which repeat themselves at regular intervals are called 'periodic properties'.
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