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Modern periodic table is based on the atomic number of the elements. The experiment which proved the significance of the atomic number was :

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Mullikan's oil drop experiment
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Moseley's work on X-ray spectra
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Bragg's work on X-ray diffraction
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discovery of X-rays by Rontgen
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The correct option is B Moseley's work on X-ray spectra
Henry Moseley observed regularities in the characteristic X-ray spectra of the elements by plotting square root of frequency of x-rays against atomic number which gave a straight line. Thereby he showed that the atomic number is the most fundamental property of elements rather than atomic mass.

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