Question 3
In Mendeleev’s Periodic Table, gaps were left for the elements to be discovered later. Which of the following elements found a place in the periodic table later?

(a) Germanium
(b) Chlorine
(c) Oxygen
(d) Silicon

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Solution

Option (a) is correct.
Chlorine, oxygen, and silicon were already present in Mendeleev's periodic table. He left places for the undiscovered elements. Germanium, named as eka-silicon by Mendeleev, was one of them. It was discovered later and placed below silicon in the periodic table.

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Question 3 In Mendeleev’s Periodic Table, gaps were left for the elements to be discovered later. Which of the following elements found a place in the periodic table later? (a) Germanium (b) Chlorine (c) Oxygen (d) Silicon

Option (a) is correct. Chlorine, oxygen, and silicon were already present in Mendeleev's periodic table. He left places for the undiscovered elements. Germanium, named as eka-silicon by Mendeleev, was one of them. It was discovered later and placed below silicon in the periodic table.

Question 3
In Mendeleev’s Periodic Table, gaps were left for the elements to be discovered later. Which of the following elements found a place in the periodic table later?

(a) Germanium
(b) Chlorine
(c) Oxygen
(d) Silicon

Option (a) is correct.
Chlorine, oxygen, and silicon were already present in Mendeleev's periodic table. He left places for the undiscovered elements. Germanium, named as eka-silicon by Mendeleev, was one of them. It was discovered later and placed below silicon in the periodic table.