The modern periodic table is based on the periodic law proposed by: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The modern periodic table is based on the periodic law proposed by:
A. Henry Moseley
B. John Dalton
C. Dmitri Mendeleev
D. Niels Bohr
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Henry Moseley discovered that the atomic number (number of protons) is the fundamental property of an element, not atomic mass. He proposed the modern periodic law: properties are periodic functions of atomic numbers. Mendeleev's law was based on atomic mass, which had anomalies.

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