What is the basic difference in approach between the Mendeleev’s Periodic Law and the Modern Periodic Law?
Mendeleev periodic law states that the physical & chemical properties of the elements are a periodic function of their atomic masses. In his periodic table, the elements are arranged in vertical rows called groups & horizontal rows are known as periods.There are nine groups & seven periods. He arranged only 60 elements in periodic table.
An English physicist Moseley, in 1913 gave modern periodic law which states that the physical & chemical properties of the elements are the periodic function of their atomic number.This law becomes the base of modern periodic law.In the modern periodic table, there are 18 groups & 7 periods.