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Mendeleev's Classification Process

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In Mendeleev’s Periodic Table the elements were arranged in the increasing order of their atomic masses. However, cobalt with atomic mass of 58.93 amu was placed before nickel having an atomic mass of 58.71 amu. Give reason for the same.

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Cobalt was placed in the group of rhodium (Rh) and iridium (Ir) because it has similar properties to them. Similarly, nickel was placed in the group of palladium (Pd) and platinum (Pt) because it has similar properties to them. In this case, he adjusted the position of the elements to place them with similar elements.

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(a) In the modern periodic Table, why does cobalt with a higher atomic mass of 58.93 appear before nickel having a lower atomic mass of 58.71?

(c) Why could no fixed position be given to hydrogen in Mendeleev's periodic table?

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(b) Elements in Mendeleev's periodic table are arranged on the basis of increasing atomic numbers.
(c) In modern periodic table, the element nickel of lower atomic mass is kept before the element cobalt of higher atomic mass.
(d) In modern periodic table, the isotopes of chlorine having different atomic masses are kept in the same group.

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(a) decreasing atomic numbers
(b) increasing atomic numbers
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(d) increasing atomic masses

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