Question

what were the limitations of newlands law of octaves??
answer in easy languagee

Answer 1

drawbacks of law of octaves....
- according to Newland... only 56 elements were in nature and no other elements can be even going to discover in future....but it's proved wrong
- it was only applicable upto CALCIUM
- Newland put two elements in same slot which can't be possible..
- iron , cobalt and nickle have same properties instead he showed them very far from one other
- this law is obeyed truly only by lighter elements not by heavier one
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Answer 2

Hey there !!

▶ Newlands' law of Octaves :-

→ Newland found that every eighth element had properties similar to that of the first. He compared these to the octaves found in music. Therefore, he called it is the ‘ Law of Octaves’. It is known as ‘ Newlands'law of octaves ’ .

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→ Law of Octaves only applicable upto calcium and after calcium every 8th did not possess properties similar to that of the first.

→ At the time of Newlands' only 56 elements were existed in nature and Newlands'assume that no more elements will be discovered the future.

→ But, later on , several new elements were discovered, whose properties did not fit into the law of octaves.

→ One important demerit of Newlands' law that he adjusted two elements in the same slot such as Cobalt and nickel [ Co and Ni ] .

→ With the discovery of noble gases the law of octaves become irrelevant.

→ Newlands'law of Octaves worked well with lighter elements only.

✔✔ Hence, it is solved ✅✅.

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