Select the correct alternative from the statements that are not related to Mendeleev's periodic table.
(a) The physical and chemical properties of elements are the periodic function of their atomic number.
(b) The elements with higher atomic weight were placed before elements with lower atomic weights.
(c) The physical and chemical properties of elements are the periodic function of their atomic weights.
(d) The atomic number has been established as the fundamental characteristic of elements based on the work on x-ray spectra of elements.