Newlands' proposed that every element has similar properties to the first one.
A
third
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B
eighth
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C
seventh
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Solution
The correct option is B eighth After arranging all the elements in the increasing order of atomic masses, Newlands suggested that every eighth element has similar properties to the first element, and called it the law of octaves.