Question 3
What were the criteria used by Mendeleev in creating his periodic table?

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Mendeleev used the atomic mass of the elements as the unique criteria to classify elements. He proposed that the chemical properties of elements are the periodic function of their atomic masses. And thus, he arranged the elements in the increasing order of their atomic masses.

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Question 3 What were the criteria used by Mendeleev in creating his periodic table?

Mendeleev used the atomic mass of the elements as the unique criteria to classify elements. He proposed that the chemical properties of elements are the periodic function of their atomic masses. And thus, he arranged the elements in the increasing order of their atomic masses.

Question 3
What were the criteria used by Mendeleev in creating his periodic table?