Identify whether the following statement is true or false.Mendeleev grouped similar elements together in horizontal rows but the modern periodic table groups them in vertical columns.
Question
Identify whether the following statement is true or false.Mendeleev grouped similar elements together in horizontal rows but the modern periodic table groups them in vertical columns.
Solution
The statement is true. Mendeleev did group similar elements together in horizontal rows in his version of the periodic table. However, in the modern periodic table, similar elements are grouped together in vertical columns, also known as groups or families.
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