What inspired Mendeleev to create his organization for the elements?

Question

the work of Isaac Newton

the model of an atom

a card game

the work of Antoine Lavoisier

Answer 1

Mendeleev was inspired to create his organization for the elements by a card game. He was playing a game of solitaire with cards representing elements when he suddenly had the idea to arrange the elements in a similar way based on their properties. This eventually led to the creation of the periodic table of elements.

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