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Moseley's 1913 X-ray spectra work showed which property to be more fundamental than atomic mass?
ADensity
BValency
CAtomic number
DAtomic volume
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Atomic number
A plot of the square root of X-ray frequency against Z was a straight line, showing atomic number is the more fundamental property.
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