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

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

2. They both arranged elements that had similar properties into groups.

3. They both predicted the positions of undiscovered elements on the table.

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

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Lara

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7 October, 03:35

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

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

2. They both arranged elements that had similar properties into groups.

3. They both predicted the positions of undiscovered elements on the table.

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

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Isabelle French · Answer 1

The correct answer is 1. They both arranged the elements in order of increasing atomic mass.

However, Newlands often placed them regardless of their chemical properties, so it was not as well received as Mendeleev's who was more successful in presenting it to the scientific community.