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1.Use Mendeleev’s Periodic Table to predict the formulae for the oxides of the following elements : K, C, Al, Si, Ba
2. Name two elements you would expect to show chemical reactions similar to magnesium. What is the basis for your choice?
Answer variants:
Be (atomic number 4) and Ca (atomic number 20) have similar electronic configuration, i.e. two electrons in outermost shells.
Yes, Dobereiner’s triads also existed in the cells of Newland’s Octaves.
K_2O, CO_2, Al_2O_3, SiO_2, BaO.
Mendeleev used the relationship between the atomic force of the elements and their physical and chemical properties.