Explain the Law of Octaves given by Newland.

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(N/A) John Alexander Newland in $1865$ proposed the Law of Octaves.
- Law: "Every eighth element has properties similar to the first element."
- The relationship is analogous to the musical scale where every eighth note resembles the first. For his work,he was later awarded the Davy Medal in $1887$ by the Royal Society,London.
Element $Li$ $Be$ $B$ $C$ $N$ $O$ $F$
At. wt. $7$ $9$ $11$ $12$ $14$ $16$ $19$
Element $Na$ $Mg$ $Al$ $Si$ $P$ $S$ $Cl$
At. wt. $23$ $24$ $27$ $29$ $31$ $32$ $35.5$
Element $K$ $Ca$ - - - - -
At. wt. $39$ $40$ - - - - -

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