Newlands Classification
Category : 10th Class
Newlands' Law of Octaves The attempts of Dobereiner encouraged other chemists to correlate the properties of elements with their atomic masses. In 1866, John Newlands, an English scientist, arranged the then known elements in the order of increasing atomic masses. He started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended at thorium which was the 56th element. He found that every eighth element had properties similar to that of the first. He compared this to the octaves found in music. Therefore, he called it the 'Law of Octaves'. It is known as 'Newlands' Law of Octaves'. In Newlands' Octaves, the properties of lithium and sodium were found to be the same. Sodium is the eighth element after lithium. Similarly, beryllium and magnesium resemble each other. A part of the original form of Newlands' Octaves is given in Table below:
H | Li | Be | B | C | N | O |
F | Na | Mg | Al | Si | P | S |
Cl | K | Ca | Cr | Ti | Mn | Fe |
Co & Ni | Cu | Zn | Y | In | As | Se |
Br | Rb | Sr | Ce & La | Zr | - | - |
It was found that the Law of Octaves was applicable only up to calcium, as after calcium every eighth element did not possess properties similar to that of the first.
Drawbacks of New/land's Octave Law
Advantages of New/land's Octave Law
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