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Dmitri Mendeleev. Patrice Frank Kelsey Bowman. Biography. Mendeleev was born in Tobolsk , Siberia in 1834 and died in 1907. He graduated from St. Petersburg in 1856 after studying science. Succeeded to the “Chair of the University” He is best known for his work on the Periodic Table.
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Dmitri Mendeleev Patrice Frank Kelsey Bowman
Biography • Mendeleev was born in Tobolsk, Siberia in 1834 and died in 1907. • He graduated from St. Petersburg in 1856 after studying science. • Succeeded to the “Chair of the University” • He is best known for his work on the Periodic Table
Periodic Table • He is known for arranging 63 known elements into the Periodic Table based on the atom’s atomic mass. • He published Principles of Chemistry in 1869. • Mendeleev arranged the atoms on the Periodic Table based on their atomic mass and their number of protons. • He left space for predicted elements, two of them were silicon and boron. He left space for even more elements and his Periodic Table did not include the noble gases.
Mendeleev’s Death • He resigned his professorship in 1890 and in 1893 he became the director of the bureau of weights and measures at St. Petersburg. • He remained at St. Petersburg until his death in 1907.
More about the Periodic Table • Mendeleev introduced the Periodic Table along with the elements. • His Periodic Table has been modified many times over many years.
Video about Mendeleev • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgA37CNa7Ow&edufilter=FwNIMIqIDIQYAexPZDE7XA
Quotes From Mendeleev • “Work, look for peace and calm in work; you will find it nowhere else.” • “I have achieved an inner freedom.”
Question 1: • Where was Dmitri Mendeleev born? • A. Switzerland • B. Germany • C. Siberia • D. China
Question 2: • Mendeleev was famous for inventing the first _____________. • A. Periodic Table • B. Light bulb • C. Telephone • D. None of the above
Question 3: • What was the name of the book that he published? • A. The Periodic Table • B. Principles of Chemistry • C. The Book About Atoms • D. Elements Rule!
Question 4: • How many elements did Mendeleev use for his first periodic table? • A. 63 • B. 107 • C. 2,067 • D. A lot
Question 5: • True or false; Mendeleev received the Nobel Peace Prize. • A. True • B. False
Answers: • Question 1: C • Question 2: A • Question 3: B • Question 4: A • Question 5: False
Works Cited • "Dmitri Mendeleev." ~ History of the Periodic Table. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2013. • "Dmitri Mendeleev: Great Minds." YouTube. YouTube, 26 Apr. 2012. Web. 06 Feb. 2013. • BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2013.