"The Periodic Table Turns 150: Is the Best Yet to Come?" ChemMatters, February/March 2019
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Comprehension Questions
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Directions: Use the article to answer the questions below.
1. What was Dmitri Mendeleev's dream that reportedly was the start of his periodic table?
2. What is periodicity?
3. How did (a) Antoine Lavoisier, (b) Johann Döbereiner, and (c) John Newlands attempt to
organize the elements?