According to the modern periodic law, the properties of elements are a periodic function of their

Aatomic mass
Bnumber of neutrons
Catomic number
Datomic volume

Answer: C

Moseley's work showed that atomic number, not atomic mass, is the fundamental property. The modern periodic law therefore states that properties are a periodic function of atomic number.

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