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Question
List two limitations of Newlands' Law of Octaves.
Solution
Two limitations of Newlands' Law of Octaves are:
- The law was applicable to the classification of elements up to calcium only.
- In order to fit elements into the periodic table, Newlands put even two elements together in one slot having different properties.
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