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Which element was placed before iodine in Mendeleev periodic table is.


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Scandium

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vanadium

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C

Tellurium

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polonium

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Solution

The correct option is C

Tellurium


Mendeleev periodic table:

  • In Mendeleev, periodic table elements were arranged based on increasing atomic mass.
  • During Mendeleev, only 63 elements were known so after studying the properties of elements he arranged them into vertical columns called groups, and horizontal rows are called periods.
  • During the arrangement, there were seven periods and eight groups in Mendeleev's periodic table.

The explanation for the correct option :

(A) Tellurium: In Mendeleev, the periodic table Tellurium is placed in the 6th group and 5th-period having an atomic mass of 127.60 and is placed before Iodine.

Thus, the Tellurium element was placed before iodine in Mendeleev periodic table.


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