The early attempt to classify elements as metals and non-metals was made by :
A
Mendeleev
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B
Newlands
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C
Lavoisier
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D
Henry Moseley
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Solution
The correct option is C Lavoisier The earliest attempt to classify the elements was in 1789, when Antoine Lavoisier grouped the elements based on their properties into gases, non-metals and metals.