What did Theodore William Richards' research help to establish?
The scale of human history
The theory of relativity
The modern periodic table
The existence of multiple dimensions
Answer
The modern periodic table was established by Theodore William Richards' research into the relative atomic masses of the elements. Richards' work helped to show that the atomic mass of an element is not always the same as its atomic number, which is the number of protons in its nucleus.
Theodore William Richards: Mastermind of Chemistry
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Did Theodore William Richards write any books on Chemistry?
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