In 1866 John Newlands arranged the known elements in order of increasing:
AAtomic radius
BAtomic charge
CAtomic mass
DAtomic number
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Atomic mass
1. Atomic number was not yet known.
2. He used the only ordering available.
3. That was atomic mass.
_Source: syllabus Science Class X, Chapter 5, Periodic Classification of Elements._
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