Question

Advantages of law of octves

Answer 1

This arrangement is known as the law of Octaves. Advantage-This law helped to arrange the elements with similar properties and provided a basis for classification. Disadvantage-This law is only applicable up to Calcium as only 56 elements existed at the time he made this law.

Answer 2

Answer:

It states that whenever the elements are arranged in increasing order of their atomic mass, the properties of the eighth element are a kind of repetition of the first, just like the notes of music. Limitations of Newlands' law of octaves : (1) The law was applicable to elements upto calcium (Ca) only.