Across
- 3. a group of three elements with similar chemical properties in which the relative atomic mass of the middle element is approximately equal to the average of the other two
- 4. The Law of ______ states that when elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic mass their properties repeat every eight elements.
- 6. ______ rearranged the periodic table in order of increasing atomic number.
- 9. chlorine, _______ and iodine are an example of a triad
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- 1. The modern periodic law states that when elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic ______, the properties of elements recur periodically.
- 2. Mendeleev left gaps in his periodic table to leave room for ________ elements with similar properties in the group.
- 5. predicted that elements combined together in chemical reactions to form what are now called compounds.
- 7. a substance that cannot be split into simpler substances by chemical means
- 8. Mendeleev’s _______ law states that when elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic mass the properties of elements recur periodically.
