Mendeleev found that when he arranged the known elements according to their atomic mass, the entries in the table exhibited a pattern of chemical properties that repeated itself in groups of eight elements. This led to the generalization now known as:

A. an atomic model.
B. valance electrons.
C. the periodic table.
D. the octet rule.


D. the octet rule.

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Which of the following is indicated by an age structure diagram that narrows to a sharp point at the top?

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Polyploid organisms ________

A) are transgenic B) are created from ES cells C) are knockout organisms D) have different numbers of each chromosome E) have extra complete sets of chromosomes

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Following fertilization, the somatic cells of humans divide by:

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