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托福机经阅读练习：元素周期表的演进 元素周期表是一个反映元素由于原子数量的递增(质子数量)并反映在化学性质和物理性质的循环排列顺序的图表。 　　Development of the Periodic Table 　　The periodic table is a chart that reflects the periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus). It is a monumental scientific achievement, and its development illustrates the essential interplay between observation, prediction, and testing required for scientific progress. In the 1800s scientists were searching for new elements. By the late 1860s more than