NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Science Chapter 5 Periodic Classification of Elements (CBSE)
NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Science Chapter 5 Periodic Classification of Elements (CBSE) Question 1 Did Dobereiner’s triads also exist in the columns of Newlands’ Octaves ? Compare and find out. Answer: Yes, Dobereiner’s triads also existed in the columns of Newland’s Octaves. For example, Li, Na, K. If we consider lithium (Li) as the first element, then sodium (Na) is eighth element. If we consider sodium as the first element, then potassium is the eighth element. Question 2 What were the limitations of Dobereiner’s classification ? Answer: It failed to arrange all the then known elements in the form of triads of elements having similar chemical properties. Dobereiner could identify only three triads from the elements known that time. Question 3 What were the limitations of Newlands’ law of octaves ? Answer: (i) Newlands law of octaves was applicable to the classification of elements upto calcium only. After calcium every eighth element did not possess the properties similar to tha