Question

Explain the limitations of Newlands law of octaves​

Answer 1

Answer:

After 20 elements ,law of octaves didn't worked

he kept 2 elements in the same group

Answer 2

Answer:

In 1866 John Newland, an England scientist classified the elements.Elements were kept in increasing atomic masses.The property of every element from any element similar to the first one. He compared these to the octanes of music (sa, re, ga, ma, pa, dha, ni) This was known as Newlands law of octanes.

Limitations of Newlands law of octanes are:

• Law of octanes were application till calcium.

• Newland assumed no more elements will be found, but the new elements discovered didn't fit into Newlands law of octanes.

• In order to fit the elements, he placed two elements in same with unlike elements in column. For example: cobalt and nicke were together with chlorine, florine. Iron similar to cobalt were placed away.

• After the discovery of noble gases, Newlands law become irrelevant.

• It only worked with lighter elements.

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