Periodic

Table
Milestones
 Throughout the years many scientists have tried to
develop a way to classify and create an organized display
of all known elements that showcases the important
information and connection of elements. 
 PERIODIC TABLE TIMELINE

1817 1864 1869 1913

Mendeleev’s Modern Periodic

Dobereiner’s triads  Newlands Octaves
Periodic Table Table
 1817

Dobereiner’s Triads
 Dobereiner’s triads
1817 • A German scientist, Johann Wolfgang
Döbereiner found groups of three elements
(triads) with similar physical and chemical
properties.
• The law of triads stated that the mean of the
atomic masses of the first and third element
equals the atomic mass of the second element.
• In 1829, three more triads were identified. 
1817

Johann
Wolfgang
Döbereiner
 PERIODIC TABLE TIMELINE

1817 1864 1869 1913

Mendeleev’s Modern Periodic

Dobereiner’s triads  Newlands Octaves
Periodic Table Table
 1864

Newlands Octaves
Newlands Octaves 1864
• John Newlands, a British chemist arranged
elements in increasing order of atomic mass 
• 62 elements arranged into 8 groups with 8
elements each
• The 8th element has a similar property with the
first element, this is why it was compared to
octaves of music.
 1864

John
Newlands
 PERIODIC TABLE TIMELINE

1817 1864 1869 1913

Mendeleev’s Modern Periodic

Dobereiner’s triads  Newlands Octaves
Periodic Table Table
 1869

Mendeleev’s Periodic Table

 Mendeleev’s Periodic Table
1869 • Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, a Russian chemist
believed that the atomic mass of an element is
the most fundamental property in classifying
elements
• Arranged the 63 elements in increasing order of
their atomic masses and properties
• Mendeleev’s Law: “the properties of elements
are the periodic function of their atomic masses.”
1869
Dmitri
Ivanovich
Mendeleev
 PERIODIC TABLE TIMELINE

1817 1864 1869 1913

Mendeleev’s Modern Periodic

Dobereiner’s triads  Newlands Octaves
Periodic Table Table
 1913

Modern Periodic Table

Modern Periodic Table 1913
• An english physicist, Henry Mosley arranged
the elements based on their atomic numbers.
• Atomic number is the most fundamental
property of an element 
• Modern Periodic Law: “The physical and
chemical properties of the elements are
periodic functions of their atomic numbers”
 1913

Henry
Mosley
 PERIODIC TABLE TIMELINE

1817 1864 1869 1913

Mendeleev’s Modern Periodic

Dobereiner’s triads  Newlands Octaves
Periodic Table Table
WHY WASN’T THESE HELPFUL?
Periodic Table Milestones SHORTCOMINGS

Dobereiner’s triads • Many new elements didn’t fit the given law
• Existing elements didn’t fit in Dobereiner’s triads

• The law of octaves only existed until calcium.

Newlands Octaves • Other elements without similar properties were
grouped together

Mendeleev’s Periodic • Hydrogen had an indefinite position

• Elements with higher mass was placed before
Table  elements with lower mass
 What year was Mendeleev’s
Periodic Table developed?
01
1869

SHORT QUIZ 02
A German scientist who created
the law of triads..
 Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner

How many elements were in John

Newlands’, Newlands Octaves?
03
 63 Elements
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TASHA FRANCHESKA M. MAHIYA