How did Moseley organize the periodic table?
Moseley sorted the elements by their atomic number instead of their atomic mass, fixing many inconsistencies in Mendeleev’s arrangement. This made the table more accurate and predictable.
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He arranged elements by increasing atomic number, not atomic weight. Simple but revolutionary.
As someone who studied this in college, I can tell you Moseley's method of using atomic numbers solved lots of Mendeleev’s issues. Props to him!
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