The element ____ is in the Dobereiner triad Ca, ____ and Ba is

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  1. Be
  2. Mg
  3. Sr
  4. I

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Option 3 : Sr
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The correct answer is Sr.

Key Points

  • Dobereiner was a German scientist.
  • He studied as a pharmacist at Munchberg (Germany).
  • In 1829, he found some groups of three-element which showed similar properties. These groups were called triads.
  • In these triads, the atomic mass of the middle element was approximately the mean of the atomic masses of the other two elements.
  • The first three elements were Li, Na, K.
  • He arranged the elements as per their atomic masses in increasing order.
  • The second triad he found was Ca, Sr, Ba.
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