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Question
Why did Mendeleev leave some gaps in his periodic table?
Solution
Mendeleev left some gaps in his periodic table for the elements which were not known at that time, to ascertain that elements having the same properties fell in the same vertical column or group, without disturbing the arrangement of previous elements.
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