The Old Period Table

Which University did they find the old copy of the periodic table in?

• University of Oxford
• University of Cambridge
• Harvard University
• University of St Andrews

Which department did they find the periodic table in?

• Department of Physics
• Department of Biology
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Mathematics

What was the teacher doing when he discovered the periodic table?

• clearing and sorting materials in the lab

• Discovering a new planet

Which reasons suggested it was the oldest surviving copy of the periodic table?

• It was found in a university lab and dated back to 1885.
• The periodic table was found in a library from the 1990s.
• It fell apart on handling and was very fragile

• The periodic table was written in a different language.

Dmitri _________ was a scientist who discovered the old periodic table.

Mendeleev put the elements in order of atomic ____.

Mendeleev left gaps in the periodic table for ___________ elements.

You have been given samples of ELEMENTS, work out the NAME of the element, the CHEMICAL SYMBOL and what it LOOKS LIKE. Talk your answer into the computer and then save.

S&C: Why can't you find water H₂O in the periodic table?

a) Each of the elements in the old periodic table have a number next to them, what does this number mean?

b) compare the old and new periodic table, which group is missing from the old periodic table?

c) How does Mendeleev decide on how to group the elements?