The scientist who showed that the atomic number of an element is a more fundamental property than its atomic mass is:

  • A
    John Newlands
  • B
    Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner
  • C
    Henry Moseley
  • D
    Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev

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$(a)$ What would be the nature (acidic/basic) of the oxides formed?
$(b)$ Locate the position of the element in the Modern Periodic Table.

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$(a)$ Determine the valence electrons and the valency of $X$.
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$(c)$ Write the name and formula of the compound formed when $X$ combines with chlorine.

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$(a)$ a total of three shells,with four electrons in its valence shell?
$(b)$ a total of two shells,with three electrons in its valence shell?
$(c)$ twice as many electrons in its second shell as in its first shell?

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