Periodic Table of Elements

Activity:
On an index card, draw a symbol consisting of no more than 6 pencil lines which you feel expresses who you are Pass the cards in to the teacher

Arrange the cards in order

Johann Dobereiner

Johann Dobereiner
German early 1800s) First to classify elements by their properties These groups typically had three elements so he named them triads Not all elements fit into his system

John Newlands

John Newlands
English 1860s Arranged elements in order of their increasing atomic masses The 8th elements always had similar properties He called this Law of Octaves

Dmitri Mendeleev

Dmitri Mendeleev
Russian - 1870s Used atomic masses but placed elements in columns and rows. Provided blank spaces for elements whose physical and chemical properties didnt fit those of the column. Called table periodic because has a reoccurring pattern Iodine and tellurium did not fit the table

Henry Moseley

Henry Moseley
English early 1900s Arranged elements by their atomic numbers Killed during WWI while serving England at 27 years old

 Periodic Law - the chemical properties of the elements result from their atomic numbers Valence (outermost) electrons give elements their chemical characteristics.
Neutral atoms have no (+/-) charge Number of protons = number of electrons