The Principles of Chemistry, Volume I

by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev

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TABLE I
Distribution of the Elements in Groups and Series

Group

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

Series

1

H

—

—

—

—

—

—

„

2

Li

Be

B

C

N

O

F

„

3

Na

Mg

Al

Si

P

S

Cl

„

4

K

Ca

Sc

Ti

V

Cr

Mn

Fe

Co

Ni

Cu

„

5

(Cu)

Zn

Ga

Ge

As

Se

Br

„

6

Rb

Cr

Y

Zr

Nb

Mo

—

Ru

Rh

Pd

Ag

„

7

(Ag)

Cd

In

Sn

Sb

Te

I

„

8

Cs

Ba

La

Ce

Di?

—

—

—

—

—

—

„

9

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

„

10

—

—

Yb

—

Ta

W

—

Os

Ir

Pt

Au

„

11

(Au)

Hg

Tl

Pb

Bi

—

—

„

12

—

—

—

Th

—

U

—

R2O

R2O2

R2O3

R2O4

R2O5

R2O6

R2O7

Higher oxides

—

RO

—

RO2

—

RO3

—

RO4

—

—

—

RH4

RH3

RH2

RH

Hydrogen compounds

TABLE II
Periodic System and Atomic Weights of the Elements
(Giving the pages on which they are described)

		2nd Series, Typical elements	4th Series	6th Series	8th Series	10th Series	12th Series
I.		Li 7	K 89	Rb 86	Cs 133	—	—
		vol. i. 574	vol. i. 558	vol. i. 576	vol. i. 576
II.		Be 9	Ca 40	Sr 88	Ba 137	—	—
		vol. i. 618	vol. i. 590	vol. i. 614	vol. i. 614
III.		B 11	Sc 44	Y 89	La 138	Yb 173	—
		vol. ii. 60	vol. ii. 94	vol. ii. 93	vol. ii. 93	vol. ii. 93
IV.		C 12	Ti 48	Zr 91	Ce 140	? 178	Th 232
		vol. i. 338	vol. ii. 144	vol. ii. 146	vol. ii. 93		vol. ii. 148
V.		N 14	V 51	Nb 94	?Di 142	Ta 183	—
		vol. i. 223	vol. ii. 194	vol. ii. 197	vol. ii. 93	vol. ii. 197
VI.		O 16	Cr 52	Mo 96	—	W 184	U 239
		vol. i. 155	vol. ii. 276	vol. ii. 290		vol. ii. 290	vol. ii. 297
VII.		F 19	Mn 55	? 99	—	—	—
		vol. i. 489	vol. ii. 303
			Fe 56	Ru 102	—	Os 192
			vol. ii. 317	vol. ii. 369		vol. ii. 369
VIII.			Co 59	Rh 103	—	Ir 193
			vol. ii. 353	vol. ii. 369		vol. ii. 369
			Ni 59·5	Pd 106	—	Pt 196
			vol. ii. 353	vol. ii. 369		vol. ii. 369
		3rd Series	5th Series	7th Series	9th Series	11th Series
I.	H 1	Na 23	Cu 64	Ag 108	—	Au 197
	vol. i. 129	vol. i. 533	vol. ii. 398	vol. ii. 415		vol. ii. 442
II.		Mg 24	Zn 65	Cd 112	—	Hg 200
		vol. i. 590	vol. ii. 39	vol. ii. 47		vol. ii. 48
III.		Al 27	Ga 70	In 114	—	Tl 204
		vol. ii. 70	vol. ii. 90	vol. ii. 91		vol. ii. 91
IV.		Si 28	Ge 72	Sn 119	—	Pb 207
		vol. ii. 99	vol. ii. 124	vol. ii. 125		vol. ii. 134
V.		P 31	As 75	Sb 120	—	Bi 209
		vol. ii. 149	vol. ii. 179	vol. ii. 186		vol. ii. 189
VI.		S 32	Se 79	Te 125	—	—
		vol. ii. 200	vol. ii. 270	vol. ii. 270
VII.		Cl 35·5	Br 80	I 127	—	—
		vol. i. 459	vol. i. 494	vol. i. 496

Note.—Two lines under the elements indicate those which are very widely distributed in nature; one line indicates those which, although not so frequently met with, are of general use in the arts and manufactures.

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