Which Statement Regarding the Organization of the Periodic Table Is

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding the organization of the periodic table is not correct?

A) Mendeleev arranged known elements with similar chemical properties in columns.
B) Mendeleev's predictions of the chemical properties of unknown elements facilitated their discovery.
C) Mendeleev arranged the elements in order of increasing atomic mass.
D) The modern periodic table arranges elements in order of increasing atomic number.
E) The elements go from gases to liquids to solids in order down the columns in Mendeleev's periodic table.