Question
What is Newlands’ law of octaves? Explain with an example.

Answer

According to the Newlands’ law of octaves, when elements are arranged in the order of increasing atomic masses, the properties of the eighth element (starting from a given element) are a repetition of the properties of the first element.
For example:
If we start with lithium as the first element, we find that the eighth element from it is sodium having the similar properties to lithium.

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