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Newlands' Law of Octaves was rejected primarily because it was based on the observation of only 56 elements, which limited its applicability. While it successfully grouped elements with similar properties in the first few rows, it failed to accommodate new elements discovered later and did not apply well to heavier elements. Additionally, the law suggested that elements' properties repeat every eight elements, which was not universally accurate. This led to the development of the Periodic Table as a more comprehensive framework for organizing elements based on atomic number and properties.

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Why was Newland's periodic table rejected?

The table of Newlands was only an incomplete precursor of the Mendeleev table.


How many groups did newlands periodic table have?

Newland arranged all the then known elements into seven groups in his 'law of octaves'


Why didnt helium and neon appear in Newlands table?

Helium and neon did not appear in Newlands' table because they are noble gases, which were not discovered until after Newlands' periodic table had been proposed. The noble gases were not known at the time when Newlands arranged the elements based on their properties.


Who was the scientist who observed a pattern of properties that repeated every eight elements?

The scientist who observed the pattern of properties that repeated every eight elements was John Newlands. He created the Law of Octaves, which grouped elements based on similar properties and noted the repetition every eighth element.


Why the law of octaves failed in classification of elements?

Newlands Law of Octaves has many limitations, which are discussed below.1. This law was not applicable throughout the arrangement. It was applicable only till calcium.2. Newlands assumed that only 56 elements would exist in nature and believed that no more elements would be discovered. However, several elements were discovered in the following years. These elements did not follow the Law of Octaves.3. The positions of cobalt and nickel could not be explained according to Newlands Law of Octaves. He kept cobalt and nickel in the same slot. They were also placed in the same column as fluorine and chlorine, which have completely different properties.4. The properties of iron are similar to those of cobalt and nickel. However, iron was placed away from them in a different column.