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How was it possible that Mendeleev was able to predict the properties of elements that no one knew about

How was it possible that Mendeleev was able to predict the properties of elements that no one knew about
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how was it possible that Mendeleev was able to predict the properties of elements that no one knew about

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He used the patterns he found in properties of known elements to predict the properties of unknown elements.
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