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Question
In the classification of the them known elements, Mendeleev was guided by two factors. What are those two factors?
Solution
In the classification of the then known elements, Mendeleev was guided by two factors, which are:
1. Increasing atomic masses
2.Grouping together of elements having the same properties
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