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Compare and contrast the arrangement of elements in Mendeleev’s Periodic Table and the Modern Periodic Table.



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Mendeleev’s Periodic Table

Modern Periodic Table

Elements are arranged in the increasing order of their atomic masses.

Elements are arranged in the increasing order of their atomic numbers.

There are 8 groups

There are 18 groups

Each groups are subdivided into sub group ‘a’ and ‘b’

Groups are not subdivided into sub-groups.

Groups for Noble gas was not present as noble gases were not discovered by that time

A separate group is meant for noble gases.

There was no place for isotopes.

This problem has been rectified as slots are determined according to atomic number.

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