Question

According to Newland's Law of Octaves, every eighth element has properties similar to those of the first element. Which of the following elements has properties similar to those of N?

• A. P
• B. Al
• C. S
• D. B

Answer 1

Answer:

A. P

• John Newlands proposed his Law of Octaves in 1865, arranging known elements in order of increasing atomic weight. • He observed that every eighth element, when arranged this way, showed similar physical and chemical properties to the first element in that series. This was analogous to the octave in music.