Newlands' Law of Octaves

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gptkbp:instanceOf chemical law
gptkbp:appliesTo elements up to calcium
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:John_Newlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Newlands' Law of Octaves
gptkbp:influenced development of periodic table
gptkbp:limitation did not account for noble gases
did not work for elements beyond calcium
placed dissimilar elements in same group
gptkbp:namedAfter musical octaves
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Dobereiner's_triads
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:state when elements are arranged in increasing order of atomic mass, every eighth element has similar properties
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mendeleev's_periodic_law
gptkbp:yearProposed 1865
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Law_of_Octaves
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7