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The periodic table is the arrangement of the chemical ____________________ . For years , scientists have used the elements' chemical and ____________________ properties to arrange the periodic table . In 1829 , German scientist Johann Dobereiner discovered groups of three elements sharing similar properties and called them Dobereiner's ____________________ . Because many elements known didn't fit into a triad , this system wasn't useful . In 1864 , British chemist John Newlands arranged the 56 known elements by ____________________ atomic weights . The Newlands ____________________ , like musical octaves , were so named because every eighth element had similar properties to the first in its group . Unfortunately , this system also fell short . In 1869 , Russian chemist Dmitri ____________________ examined the 63 known elements and arranged them by atomic ____________________ AND physical / chemical ____________________ , thereby creating the world's first periodic table . It's arranged by Mendeleev's ____________________ which states " the physical and chemical properties of elements are a periodic ____________________ of their atomic masses . " In his periodic table , the seven horizontal rows are called ____________________ and the eight vertical columns are called ____________________ . Mendeleev's table had some flaws ( ex . where to place Hydrogen , etc . ) and needed some improvements . Finally , in 1913 , an English physicist named Henry Moseley discovered that the ____________________ ____________________ is the most fundamental property of an element , NOT the atomic mass . This helped to modify Mendeleev's periodic law into " ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ . " It states " the chemical and physical properties of elements are a periodic function of their atomic number . " Using this law , the modern periodic ____________________ was produced .