Question

State two achievements of the law of octaves.

Answer 1

According to the Law of Octaves, while arranging the elements in increasing order of their atomic masses in the periodic table, the eighth element’s properties are similar to that of the first.

Achievements of the law of octaves

• The periodicity of elements was recognized for the first time.
• This law was the first logical attempt to classify the elements on the basis of atomic weights.