01 Elemental Classes - The Story Pe eee Ceram a nek ns ee re a Coreen ener game orcac eee nee ee Rana IS CeCe neocon ne eect Newlands were two such scientists. During their time a few elements were known. These scientists tried to classify the-then known elements into groups, based on their Paco Ones eae en nee oR a oro RTS) Set ee nn eee eee OUTSIDETHE LAB... } | Thank God... [found you > professor... remember... you have to give a chemistry lecture today? ae Fa) a in Bol [op| ula eee £7 Yes professor... Till date man has discovered 114 | Gosh Ritchie! Did you know that there are £ 114 elements known to man? 114! How are we supposed to remember all of them? ELEMENTAL CLASSES- THE STORY THEN...RS BI264 149/. At that time also, scientists found it difficult to organise whatever was known about these elements. So they started to look for patterns in their properties, which could enable them to study a large number of elements with ease. What are these properties you are talking about? asjo4 (q anii (> “I ELEMENTAL CLASSES- THE STORY THEN...> Sr Gi) ii) (iv) Do Dobereiner's triads also exist in the columns of Newlands’ Octaves? Compare and find out. Only one triad of Dobereiner's triads exist in the columns of Newlands’ octaves. The triad formed by the elements Li, Na, and K of Dobereiner's triads occur in the columns of Newlands’ octaves. Dobereiner's triads: ics ico Cl Na Sr 6r K Bast Newlands’ octaves: H Li] Be B GAN 1G F Na[ Mg | Al si | P s al Ken|ea cr__|Ti_| Mn | Fe CoandNi | Cu | Zn y In | As _| Se Br Rb | Sr |Ceandtal Zr | - = What are the limitations of Dobereiner's classification? : Dobereiner could identify only three triads from the elements known at that time. All the known elements could not be classified into groups of triads on the basis of their properties, Hence, the method of classification into triads was not found to be useful. This is the drawback of Dobereiner’s classification. What cre the limitations of Newlands' Law of Octaves? + Limitations of Newlands’ Law of Octaves are: The Law of Octaves was found to be applicable upto calcium only, After calcium, every eighth element did not have properties similar to that of the first. Newlands assumed that only 56 elements existed and that no new element would be discovered in the future. Those elements that were discovered after Newlands’ octaves did not follow the Law of Octaves. In his table, Newlands placed Cobalt and Nickel in the same column as Chlorine, Fluorine and Bromine, even though these elements do not have similar properties. Tron, which has properties similar to Nickel and Cobalt, has been placed far away from these elements. ELEMENTAL CLASSES- THE STORY THEN... 10