How was the work of Newlands similar to that of Mendeleev on the periodic table?

A) They both arranged the elements in order of increasing atomic mass.

B) They both arranged elements that had similar properties into groups.

C) They both predicted the positions of undiscovered elements on the table.

D) They both placed the relative atomic mass of each element on the table.

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Koen Trevino

12 January, 12:11

How was the work of Newlands similar to that of Mendeleev on the periodic table?

A) They both arranged the elements in order of increasing atomic mass.

B) They both arranged elements that had similar properties into groups.

C) They both predicted the positions of undiscovered elements on the table.

D) They both placed the relative atomic mass of each element on the table.

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Neveah Thornton · Answer 1

Newlands and Mendeleev both arranged that periodic table so that the elements were arranged in order by increasing atomic mass. Mendeleev was different than Newlands because he arranged some of the elements according to their physical properties as well as atomic mass and other factors.