Give reason:

Mendeleev’s periodic law was modified into modern periodic law.

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  • Henry Moseley in 1913, studied X-ray spectra of large number of elements.
  • He observed that the frequency of X-ray emitted from an element is related to atomic number (Z) of an element and not its atomic mass.
  • Therefore, the atomic number, Z, was considered as more fundamental property of the atom than the atomic mass.
  • As a result, Mendeleev’s periodic law was modified.

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