Robinson, Ann E. (Author)
Giunta, Carmen J. (Editor)
Mainz, Vera V. (Editor)
Girolami, Gregory S. (Editor)
Springer International Publishing
Pages: 13-33
Publication date: 2021
Language: English
One of the projects undertaken by chemists during the first half of the nineteenth century was organizing the elements in a meaningful way. By the time of the Karlsruhe Conference in 1860, it was clear that atomic weight was likely the key to creating an organizational scheme that could encompass most, if not all, of the elements rather than small groupings. When Dmitri Mendeleev developed his periodic law in 1869, others had already created systems in which the elements were organized by atomic weight, in which it was postulated that the atomic weights of some elements should be adjusted, and in which gaps were left for elements that had not yet been discovered. These are also hallmarks of Mendeleev’s system, yet it is his system which gained wide attention and acceptance. This paper looks at Mendeleev’s system in relation to those of his contemporaries. Three areas that Mendeleev emphasized as important in his writings will be explored in greater depth: his philosophical understanding of elements, which assisted in the development of the periodic law; his detailed predictions for elements not yet discovered, which showcased the utility of the periodic system; and his stress on the finiteness of periods, which influenced what he saw as the best forms of the periodic table.
...MoreBook Carmen J. Giunta; Vera V. Mainz; Gregory S. Girolami (2021) 150 Years of the Periodic Table: A Commemorative Symposium.
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