How did Mendeleev organize the elements to create a periodic table?

according to the year of their discovery

according to increasing mass and number of protons

according to increasing mass and similar properties

alphabetically by element name

Mendeleev organized the elements in his periodic table according to increasing mass and similar properties.

What is similar for elements located next to one another anywhere on the periodic table?

reactivity with oxygen

physical state

mass

chemical characteristics

Chemical characteristics are similar for elements located next to one another anywhere on the periodic table.

so is it a b c or d

The correct answer is: d) Chemical characteristics