Newlands and Mandeleev attempted to classify elements by order of atomic weight
Elements with similar properties are in columns called groups
Mendeleev left gaps for elements that hadn't been discovered yet
When electrons, protons and neutrons were discovered the table was in order of ptoton numbers
The modern table has elements with the same number of electrons in the outer shell in the same group
The number of electrons in the outer shell determines reactivity
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