The Newland's law of octaves for the classification of elements was not found to be applicable only up to the element:

(a) potassium
(b) calcium
(c) cobalt
(d) phosphorus

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Solution

(b) Calcium.
The Newlands' law of octaves for the classification of elements was applicable only up to the element calcium.

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