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Chemist no. 30 of 350 · Nuclear/Radiochemistry

Henry Moseley

1887-1915United Kingdom

Atomic number from X-ray spectra

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The discovery, explained

Moseley's Law: How Atomic Number Fixed the Periodic Table

How Henry Moseley used X-ray spectra in 1913 to prove atomic number defines an element. Moseley's law, equation and exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Henry Moseley: The Brilliant Mind Lost Too Soon

Complete biography of Henry Moseley, the young English physicist whose X-ray work defined atomic number, and who died at Gallipoli aged 27.

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