In Mendeleev's periodic table, gaps were left for the elements to be discovered later on. An element which found a vacant place in the periodic table later on is:

(a) Be
(b) Si
(c) Ge
(d) Se

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(c) Ge.
Germanium (eka- silicon) is the element which found a vacant place in the periodic table later on.

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In Mendeleev's periodic table, gaps were left for the elements to be discovered later on. An element which found a vacant place in the periodic table later on is: (a) Be (b) Si (c) Ge (d) Se

(c) Ge. Germanium (eka- silicon) is the element which found a vacant place in the periodic table later on.

In Mendeleev's periodic table, gaps were left for the elements to be discovered later on. An element which found a vacant place in the periodic table later on is:

(a) Be
(b) Si
(c) Ge
(d) Se

(c) Ge.
Germanium (eka- silicon) is the element which found a vacant place in the periodic table later on.