Reading and Writing Module 2 (Hard) Question 17

In 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev developed the Periodic Table of Elements, a table that arranges the chemical elements into rows and columns. He intentionally left blank spaces for new elements, predicting the discovery of previously unknown elements. This theory proved true when the chemical ______ was discovered in 1875.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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