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Russian chemist known for his development of the periodic table of elements. Dmitri Mendeleev was born on February 8, 1834, and died on February 2, 1907. His research and classification of chemical elements had a profound impact on the development of the chemical sciences.

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“The elements which are the most widely diffused have small atomic weights.”

Elements Weight

Book:Mendeleev on the Periodic Law: Selected Writings, 1869 - 1905

Source: Mendeleev on the Periodic Law: Selected Writings, 1869 - 1905

“If all the elements are arranged in the order of their atomic weights, a periodic repetition of properties is obtained. This is expressed by the law of periodicity.”

Ifs Law Science Order Elements Weight Property Repetition Periodicity

Book:Mendeleev on the Periodic Law: Selected Writings, 1869 - 1905

Source: Mendeleev on the Periodic Law: Selected Writings, 1869 - 1905

“The magnitude of the atomic weight determines the character of the element, just as the magnitude of the molecule determines the character of a compound body.”

Character Body Elements Weight Determine Compounds Magnitude Molecules

Book:Mendeleev on the Periodic Law: Selected Writings, 1869 - 1905

Source: Mendeleev on the Periodic Law: Selected Writings, 1869 - 1905

“Elements which are similar as regards their chemical properties have atomic weights which are either of nearly the same value (eg. Pt, Ir, Os) or which increase regularly (eg. K, Ru, Cs).”

Values Elements Weight Increase Regard Property Chemicals Irs

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“Certain characteristic properties of elements can be foretold from their atomic weights.”

Certain Elements Weight Property Characteristics

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“The elements, if arranged according to their atomic weights, exhibit an apparent periodicity of properties.”

Ifs Elements Weight Property Exhibits Periodicity

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“We must expect the discovery of many as yet unknown elements-for example, elements analogous to aluminum and silicon- whose atomic weight would be between 65 and 75.”

Would Be Example Elements Discovery Weight Silicon Aluminum

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“I saw in a dream a table where all the elements fell into place as required. Awakening, I immediately wrote it down on a piece of paper.”

Dream Saws Pieces Elements Paper Tables Awakening

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“When the elements are arranged in vertical columns according to increasing atomic weight, so that the horizontal lines contain analogous elements again according to increasing atomic weight, an arrangement results from which several general conclusions may be drawn.”

May Science Lines Results Elements Weight Conclusion Arrangements Columns Vertical Horizontal Horizontal Lines

Author:Dmitri Mendeleev

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Born: February 8, 1834
Died: February 2, 1907
Known for: Chemist
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