Solving the Puzzle of the Periodic Table Video

1. What were 3 of the first elements that were discovered?

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2. Generally, elements that are easy to find have what characteristic?

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3. What was Henning Brand trying to do?

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4. What did he discover instead?

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5. What did Greek Scientists believe the elements of the world were?

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6. What is an element?

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7. What 2 things did Dmitri Mendeleev do that were so great?

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 Solving the Puzzle of the Periodic Table Video answers

1. What were 3 of the first elements that were discovered?

Gold, silver, copper

2. Generally, elements that are easy to find have what characteristic?

Ones that do not interact with other elements

3. What was Henning Brand trying to do?

Extract gold from the human body

4. What did he discover instead?

Phosphorous

5. What did Greek Scientists believe the elements of the world were?

Earth, water, air, fire

6. What is an element?

Cannot be broken down by existing chemical means

7. What 2 things did Dmitri Mendeleev do that was so great?

Made the periodic table that we know today and predicted some

elements that werent discovered.