Multiple choice

Which of the following scientists gave the 'Law of Octaves'?

  1. Lavoisier

  2. Dobereiner

  3. Newland

  4. Dalton
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Explanation

John Newlands proposed the Law of Octaves in 1864, which stated that when elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic masses, every eighth element has similar properties to the first element, analogous to musical octaves where every eighth note has similar sound.

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