Why didn't mendeleev use atomic number to arrange the elements?

The primary reason for this was that Mendeleev didn't know that atomic numbers actually existed. Atomic numbers were only discovered a period after Mendeleev's time. The use of X-rays made it possible to find the atomic number, and those had not been discovered yet. 
The periodic table was then arranged in 1913 by Henry Moseley in an arrangement according to atomic number.

explanation:

let the different atoms be x and y. each with four protons and same mass will be represented as follows.

mass number is number of protons + number of neutrons.

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since, it is given that one has a negative charge while the other is neutral. therefore, there will be increase in number of protons and the atom will be represented as follows.

according to periodic table, mass number of beryllium is 9 and it has atomic number 4 so, the atoms will be and .  

the protons and neutrons will be located inside the nucleus whereas the electrons will be revolving around the nucleus.  

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