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General Information  This is a simple slideshow to help you think about what you learned about Mendeleev from my website and the documents located within it. You may have to refer to them to answer the questions. If you want, post how many you got correct or any you have questions about in the contact section of the website.

Question # 1  The first question that is common about Dmitri Mendeleev is what exactly did he do? Do you know?

Answer # 1  Dmitri Mendeleev is a renowned Russian Chemist who discovered the basis behind one of today’s most essential chemistry tools, the periodic table, and also came up with the basis behind the Periodic Law.

Question # 2  Mendeleev’s family was a very interesting one. From information found on my site, how many siblings did Mendeleev have?

Answer # 2  According to most sources, Dmitri Mendeleev had 13 other brothers and sisters, although that number has been thought to be as great as 17! That to me, is a scary thought.

Question # 3  From documents located on this website, how many years did Mendeleev spend on his greatest accomplishment, the periodic table?

Answer # 3  Mendeleev spent a whopping 13 years on his main accomplishment, which obviously required a huge amount of devotion on his part.

Question # 4  What was one of the major ways that Mendeleev differed from major scientists of his day and age?

Answer # 4  Mendeleev differed from major scientists of his age through his willingness to work in conjunction with other scientists.

Question # 5  What were the three basic elements that Mendeleev predicted were going to be discovered later on by making predictions based on his periodic table?

Answer # 5 TThe three elements discovered were boron, silicon, and aluminum.

Question # 6  Of the three elements mentioned before, which of these three elements discovery was true vindication of Mendeleev’s genius as a chemist?

Answer # 6  The discovery of Aluminum in 1875 by Lecoq de Boisbaudran

Question # 7  In his publication of his overall study, what is true of elements that are widely diffused?

Answer # 7  Mendeleev said in his publication that elements that are widely diffused have small atomic weights.

Question # 8  What Law did Mendeleev base his more contemporary and complete Periodic Law on, and who originally published the idea?

Answer # 8  Mendeleev based his study off of the work of Newland and his “Law of Octaves.

Question # 9  What was the original purpose behind Mendeleev inventing and studying his comprehensive periodic table of elements?

Answer # 9  The original intention of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table was to help out his chemistry students with their work

Question # 10  What combination of situations forced Mendeleev and his family to move to St. Petersburg in his early life?

Answer # 10  His mother’s factory burned down, his father went blind, and the family did not have the provisions to stay in their current location.

Bonus Question: Critical Thinking  This is optional, and to answer, post your response either on my blog or in the contact section of the website.  How do you think that the early struggles in Mendeleev’s life affected the person he became later, and do you think having such a large family influenced him?