Question

What is the primary atomic characteristic that Mendeleev used to organize the periodic table?

A. atomic mass.
B. atomic number.
C. the number of neutrons in the nucleus.
D. the date an element was discovered.

Answer 1

atomic number is the answer

Answer 2

Atomic mass is the primary atomic characteristic that Mendeleev used to organize the periodic table.

The atomic mass (ma) is the mass of an atomic particle, sub-atomic particle, or molecule. It is commonly expressed in unified atomic mass units (u) where by international agreement, 1 unified atomic mass unit is defined as 1/12 of the mass of a single carbon-12 atom (at rest).

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