Who developed the modern periodic table based on atomic numbers? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who developed the modern periodic table based on atomic numbers?
A. John Newlands
B. Henry Moseley
C. Dmitri Mendeleev
D. Lothar Meyer
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Henry Moseley established that the properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers, not atomic masses. This refined Mendeleev's table and resolved anomalies like Ar-K. The modern periodic table is thus based on Moseley's work. Mendeleev proposed the original table based on atomic masses. Newlands gave Law of Octaves. Meyer plotted atomic volume curve.

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