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The early attempt to classify elements as metals and non-metals was made by :

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Mendeleev
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Newlands
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Lavoisier
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Henry Moseley
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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.

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