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Where did Mendeleev complete most of his studies?
St. Petersburg
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What technique did Mendeleev learn from Bunsen?
chemical spectroscopy
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To who was Mendeleev's table presented?
Russian Chemical Society
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Did he win a Nobel Prize for his work?
no
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How many valence electrons does hydrogen have?
1
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How many siblings did Mendeleev have?
Any number between 11 and 17 accepted.
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At what age did he become Chair of General Chemistry at the University of St. Petersburg?
33 years old
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How did Mendeleev figure out the correct arrangement for the elements in the table?
in a dream
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Which country honored him with a stamp?
Russia
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A 12 sided polygon is known as what?
Dodecagon
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What country was Mendeleev born in?
Crimea was a province in Russia
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Name one of the two textbooks he wrote
Organic Chemistry, The Principles of Chemistry
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What made Mendeleev's table different from and better than previous attempts at a periodic table?
Careful planning for and prediction of future elements
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What is the name and number of the element in Mendeleev's honor?
101: Mendelevium
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What did Mendeleev not include in his table?
the noble gases
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Where was Mendeleev granted a fellowship to study at?
University of Heidelberg, Germany
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In what year did Mendeleev complete his doctorate?
1867
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What is Mendeleev's periodic law?
elements arranged according to the value of their atomic weights present a clear periodicity of properties
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What is the absolute point of ebullition?
the point at which a gas in a container will condense to a liquid solely by the application of pressure
400
Name a Russian composer who shares the same first name?
Dmitri Shostakovitch
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Who were the 3 chemists Mendeleev had the chance to work with in Germany?
Robert Bunsen, Emil Erlenmeyer, August Kekulé
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What 3 things were standardized at the International Chemistry Conference in 1860?
atomic weights, chemical formulas, chemical symbols,
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Name 3 of the elements correctly predicted by Mendeleev.
gallium (eka-aluminium), scandium (eka-boron), germanium (eka-silicon), technetium (eka -manganese)
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Name 3 things Mendeleev aided the Russian government with
petroleum production, coal industry, advanced agricultural methods, new types of gun powder, national tariffs
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What is the only letter that does not appear on the periodic table?
J