Lavoisier BERZELIUS Döbereiner

prominent French chemist and one of the founders German chemist whose
leading figure in the 18th- of modern chemistry. observation of
century chemical revolution He is especially similarities among
who developed an noted for his certain elements
experimentally based theory of determination of anticipated the
the chemical reactivity. atomic weights, the development of the
Lavoisier is known for his development of periodic system of
discovery of the role oxygen modern chemical elements
plays in combustion. He symbols, his .

recognized and named oxygen electrochemical

(1778) and hydrogen (1783) theory

NEWLANDS MENDELEEV
Newland proposed his ‘law of In 1869 Dimitri Mendeleev
octaves’ where he arranged the categorised the elements into
elements in order of their ‘Periodic System’. This was a table
atomic mass. Newland noticed of elements arranged according to
that every 8th element had
atomic mass however there were
similar chemical properties.
many differences between
Newland’s Octaves. Newland
arranged the discovered Newland’s octaves and the
elements in order of atomic Mendeleev’s periodic system.
weight with H (Hydrogen) as Mendeleev’s main focus was
the lowest then Li (Lithium) arranging the elements based on
then Be (beryllium) and so on. similarities of chemical and physical
Newland proposed that properties. So, he arranged the
properties of every 8th element elements in a table, with vertical
were similar for example Li columns known as groups and these
(lithium) and Na (sodium). groups had elements with similar
properties. He also left gaps for the
once he was unsure about