In Mendeleev's periodic table, the elements with similar chemical properties were placed in the same .
A
octave
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B
group
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C
period
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Solution
The correct option is B group Mendeleev arranged the elements in rows of increasing atomic masses. He placed the elements with similar chemical properties one below the other, in a cloumn. He termed these columns as groups. Thus, all the elements in a group have similar properties.