What are the Defects of Law of Octaves?

1.	What are the Defects of Law of Octaves?
Answer» Defects of Law of Octaves • This law could be best applied, only up to the element calcium. • Newly discovered elements could not fit into the octave structure. • The feature of resemblance of the 8th element when arranged in increasing order of their atomic mass was not successful with heavier elements.

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Defects of Law of Octaves

• This law could be best applied, only up to the element calcium.

• Newly discovered elements could not fit into the octave structure.

• The feature of resemblance of the 8th element when arranged in increasing order of their atomic mass was not successful with heavier elements.

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