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GK QUESTION#3292

In which musical note did Newland put the metals Co and Ni with halogens?

  1. AFa
  2. BDoCorrect answer
  3. CRe
  4. DMi
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B. Do

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In the textbook rendering of Newlands’ octaves, cobalt and nickel share a position in the Do column, which also contains fluorine, chlorine and bromine. This illustrates a limitation of the arrangement: some metals were grouped with chemically dissimilar halogens.

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