Mendeleev placed thallium (Tl) in the same group as lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), and cesium (Cs). However, the modern periodic table doesn't place thallium in this group. Use the periodic table to find the properties of thallium. Explain why Mendeleev might have grouped thallium in the same group as lithium and sodium. Also explain how thallium is different from the other five elements.

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Humberto Rivers

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27 September, 23:14

Mendeleev placed thallium (Tl) in the same group as lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), and cesium (Cs). However, the modern periodic table doesn't place thallium in this group. Use the periodic table to find the properties of thallium. Explain why Mendeleev might have grouped thallium in the same group as lithium and sodium. Also explain how thallium is different from the other five elements.

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Sidney Hickman · Answer 1

Mendeleev placed thallium (Tl) in the same group as lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), and cesium (Cs)

Explanation:

Properties of Thallium:

Thallium is a heavy metal denoted by symbol Tl. It is placed in 13th group and 6th period of modern periodic table. It is very soft in nature. It has 3 valency. It does not occur freely in environment.

Mendeleev grouped thallium in the same group as lithium and sodium because of he found that as Li, Na etc. have compound with one atom of chlorine (Cl), Thallium (Tl) also forms TlCl. Therefore he placed Tl with these elements.

Thallium is different from the other five elements

Tl has 3 valency whereas lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), and cesium (Cs) has only 1 valency.