In Mendeleev's periodic table, gaps were left for the element to be discovered later on, which of the following elements found a place on the periodic table later on:
A
germanium
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B
chlorine
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C
silicon
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D
oxygen
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Solution
The correct option is C germanium Out of the given options, Oxygen, Silicon and Chlorine were present. He also left gaps of elements to be discovered in future. One such gap was for germanium (Ge).