Julius Lothar Meyer Graph
The google doodle depicts lothar meyer in the lab in an illustration featuring his iconic beard and his graph the lothar meyer arrangement.
Julius lothar meyer graph. He found clear signs of periodicity the graph consisting of a series of four sharp peaks. He noticed that elements with similar chemical properties occur at comparable points on the different peaks. He found clear signs of periodicity the graph consisting of a series of four sharp peaks. Happy birthday julius lothar meyer and thank you for braving the elements.
Eg the alkali metals all occur at the tops of the peaks. Meyers graph or the lothar meyer arrangement can be seen behind the scientist in todays google doodle. For example li be b c n o and f are placed in period 2. Lothar meyer died at age 64 on april 11 1895 but he.
The trend in the chart depicts the periodicity of the elements. Julius lothar meyer 18301895 quick reference 18301895 german chemist. Included in meyers paper was a line chart of atomic volumes as a function of atomic weights showing graphically the periodicity of the elements.