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Differentiate between Mendeleev’s periodic table and modern periodic table.

What is differentiate between Mendeleev's periodic table and modern periodic table?


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Different between mendeleev's periodic table and modern periodic table is:

S.N Mendeleev's Periodic Table S.N Modern Periodic Table
1. Elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic mass. 1. Elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number.
2. There are nine vertical columns called groups. 2. There are eighteen vertical columns called groups.
3. Transition elements are arbitrarily placed together in group VIII. 3. Transition elements are placed in the middle of long periods.
4. There are some gaps for undiscovered elements. 4. There are no any gaps for the new elements.
5. There is not proper place for the inert gases. 5. The inert gases are arranged in zero group, extremely in left side of the periodic table.
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