‘Atomic number is the fundamental property of an element’. Write the name of the scientist who proposed it.

Bohr

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Newlands

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Mendeleev

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Moseley

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Solution

The correct option is D
Moseley

Explanation for the correct option:
Moseley was the scientist who proposed fundamental property of element is atomic number.
Explanation for the incorrect option:
Bohr prepared the modern periodic table.
Newlands proposed the law of octaves.
Mendeleev proposed the periodic table based on the atomic masses.
Final answer:
Hence, option (D) is the correct option.

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