Dmitri Mendeleev was the founding father of the periodic table, although many scientists have tried to create different means of sorting the elements, none of them were fully successful. This paper will focus on Mendeleev’s life after 1856 and other scientists that have helped in the creation of the Periodic Table of Elements. After 1856, Dmitri focused his life on his career of teaching and research. He was essentially a teacher devoted to his work. This …showed first 75 words of 1058 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1058 total…inconsistencies that existed in Mendeleev's arrangement. The elements are arranged in vertical columns known as Groups. The elements in each group have consistently high or low values for certain properties. The horizontal rows of elements are referred to as "periods" The ideas of Mendeleev have led to huge developments in the Periodic Table. His ideas on producing the table have made it easy to produce new versions of the table when new elements are discovered.