Given below are two statements : Statement (I): According to the Law of Octaves, the elements were arranged in the increasing order of their atomic number.
Statement (II): Meyer observed a periodically repeated pattern upon plotting physical properties of certain elements against their respective atomic numbers. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• Correct answer
  A

  Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are false.
• B

  Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are true.
• C

  Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true.
• D

  Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.