Mendeleev's periodic table was organized according to rules of scientific method. Which statement below follows those rules?
A) The periodic table made predictions that could be tested.
B) Only scientists could understand the periodic table.
C) Information that refuted Mendeleev's hypothesis was ignored.
D) Mendeleev's listed the elements alphabetically.
E) The periodic table has not changed in 100 years.

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The statement "The periodic table made predictions that could be tested" follows the rules of scientific method. A key aspect of the scientific method is making predictions that can be tested through experimentation or observation, and Mendeleev's periodic table did this by predicting the properties of elements that were yet to be discovered based on the patterns he observed.

Mendeleev's Periodic Table Was Organized According to Rules of Scientific