Role of the periodic table in discovery of new elements

• Published in: Proceedings in Radiochemistry Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
• Main Author: Hoffman, D.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag 01.09.2011
• Subjects: 1869 Periodic Table; Atomic Number; Atomic Weight; Element 101; Mendeleev

This year (2009) marks the 140 Anniversary of Mendeleev's original 1869 periodic table of the elements based on atomic weights. It also marks the 175 anniversary of his birth in Tolbosk, Siberia. The history of the development of periodic tables of the chemical elements is briefly reviewed begi...