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Dbereiner
(13 December 1780 24 March 1849) was a
German chemist who is best known for work that
foreshadowed the periodic law for the chemical
elements
Triads
In the year 1829, Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner, a
German scientist, was the first to classify elements
into groups based on John Dalton's assertions. He
grouped the elements with similar chemical
properties into clusters of three called 'Triads'. The
distinctive feature of a triad was the atomic mass
of the middle element. When elements were
arranged in order of their increasing atomic mass,
the atomic mass of the middle element was
approximately the arithmetic mean of the other
two elements of the triad.
Octet Rule
Says that atoms tend to gain, lose or share
electrons so as to have eight electrons in their
outer electron shell. It is a very useful rule but you
should also know that there are many bonding
situations where it does not apply. As you learn to
use the octet rule, also learn to recognize
situations where it does not apply and disregard it
in those situations.