Combined Science GCSE
Mendeleev's periodic table
What Mendeleev's periodic table means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Mendeleev's periodic table
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A table arranging elements mainly by atomic weight but leaving gaps for undiscovered elements and placing some elements out of strict weight order to keep similar properties together.
Topics that use Mendeleev's periodic table
- Development of the periodic table (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atomic number
- atomic weight
- Development of the periodic table
- Inappropriate groups
- Isotopes
- law of octaves
- Mendeleev's table
- Patterns in the periodic table
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