Answer:
Group 18th
Explanation:
The group 18th of periodic table which is composed of Noble gases mainly was missing from the Mendeleev's periodic table. The reason for this is that Noble gases are least reactive, therefore, it was difficult to predict such elements which do not react with other elements.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Hey there!
A half-life means after a certain amount of time, half of that substance will be gone/changed after that time.
If 50%, or half, of the element remains after 4000 years, that means the half life must be 4000 years. 
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Sucrose, a sweet, white crystalline substance, C12 H22 O11, OBTAINED CHIEFLY FROM THE JUICE OF THE SUGAR CANE AND SUGAR BEET, BUT ALSO PRESENT IN SORGHUM, THE sugar maple, some palms, and various other plants, and having extensive nutritional, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses; any of the class of carbohydrates to which this substance belongs, as glucose,  levulose, and lactose.