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In 1865, an English chemist John Newlands arranged the elements in the increasing order of their ________ to explain their chemical properties.

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Atomic number

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Atomic volume

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Valence electron

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Atomic weight

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Solution

The correct option is D Atomic weight
John Alexander Newlands made an attempt to classify the elements in increasing order of their atomic weights known as the Law of Octaves.

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