So there were some empty blocks seen on the Mendeleev periodic table.
Now look, while arranging the elements according to atomic masses, Mendeleev found that the properties of few elements were not matching with any of the previous ones, so he didn’t place such elements in that particular column. Why are some blocks empty in the above Mendeleev periodic table? That’s why Mendeleev placed those elements in the same block. The short answer: Those elements show similarly in their properties. Have you noticed that many blocks have more than one element in Mendeleev periodic table? Why? There are a total 8 vertical columns in the Mendeleev periodic table, which are known as groups.Īnd there are 7 horizontal rows, which are known as periods. This table is known as the Mendeleev periodic table of elements.