Question

The discovery of which of the following group of elements gave a death blow to the Newland's Law?

• A. Inert gases
• B. Alkali metals
• C. Transuranic element
• D. Halogens

Answer 1

The correct option is A Inert gases

The discovery of zero group of elements (inert gases) gave a death blow to the Newland's Law. According to Newlands Law of octaves, when the elements are arranged in the increasing order of atomic weights, the properties of every eighth element are similar to the first one.

Hence, the correct option is $\text{A}$