The periodic table organizes the chemical elements in an orderly fashion based on their atomic structure. It allows chemists to predict properties and find information more easily. Dmitri Mendeleev created one of the first periodic tables by arranging elements in order of increasing atomic mass and placing those with similar properties in columns. The current table is organized by increasing atomic number and elements are grouped together based on their valence electrons and chemical properties. The periodic table is a useful tool that provides essential information about all known elements and the relationships between them.