Dmitri Mendeleev — Questions and answers

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What important thing did Dmitri Mendeleev's Periodic Table do when he first showed it?

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  1. It organized 63 elements and predicted new ones. ✓
  2. It created a new type of glass.
  3. It helped scientists find a secret treasure.
  4. It built a faster train.

Answer: It organized 63 elements and predicted new ones.

From page 1

Why did Dmitri's mother take him on a very long trip across Russia?

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  1. To go on a fun vacation.
  2. To make sure he could go to college. ✓
  3. To start a new glass factory.
  4. To visit all their relatives.

Answer: To make sure he could go to college.

From page 2

What kind of student was Dmitri Mendeleev at the Main Pedagogical Institute?

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  1. He was a lazy student who didn't like to learn.
  2. He only studied during the day and played games at night.
  3. He loved learning and worked very hard, even through the night. ✓
  4. He mostly listened and never asked questions.

Answer: He loved learning and worked very hard, even through the night.

From page 3

Where did Mendeleev go for two years to learn from famous chemists like Robert Bunsen?

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  1. Saint Petersburg, Russia
  2. London, England
  3. Heidelberg, Germany ✓
  4. Paris, France

Answer: Heidelberg, Germany

From page 4

Why did Mendeleev decide to write his own chemistry textbook, 'Principles of Chemistry'?

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  1. He wanted to write a children's story.
  2. There wasn't a good, modern chemistry textbook in Russian. ✓
  3. His students asked him to draw pictures of elements.
  4. He wanted to become a famous author.

Answer: There wasn't a good, modern chemistry textbook in Russian.

From page 5

How did Mendeleev get the idea for how to arrange the elements in the Periodic Table?

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  1. He found a secret map that showed him.
  2. He had a dream where all the elements fell into place. ✓
  3. His friends told him exactly how to do it.
  4. He copied the idea from another scientist's book.

Answer: He had a dream where all the elements fell into place.

From page 6

Who read Mendeleev's paper to the Russian Chemical Society because Mendeleev was too sick?

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  1. Nikolai Zinin
  2. Professor Nikolai Menshutkin ✓
  3. Robert Bunsen
  4. Maria Dmitrievna Mendeleeva

Answer: Professor Nikolai Menshutkin

From page 7

What happened that made scientists finally believe in Mendeleev's Periodic Table?

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  1. He wrote another book about science.
  2. Three new elements were found that matched his predictions. ✓
  3. He traveled around the world giving speeches.
  4. His students voted for it to be accepted.

Answer: Three new elements were found that matched his predictions.

From page 8

What new group of elements was added to the Periodic Table after Mendeleev first created it?

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  1. The elements that glow in the dark.
  2. The noble gases. ✓
  3. The very heavy elements.
  4. The elements that are found in water.

Answer: The noble gases.

From page 9

What was element 101 named to honor Dmitri Mendeleev?

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  1. Dmitri-um
  2. Russia-nium
  3. Mendelevium (Md) ✓
  4. Element-ium

Answer: Mendelevium (Md)

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