Correct answer: Modern periodic table
Explanation:
In the Modern Periodic Table, elements are arranged in the increasing order of their atomic numbers, which is the number of protons in an atom. This arrangement solves the limitations of earlier periodic laws and explains the periodicity of chemical properties more accurately.
- Dobereiner's Law of Triads: Elements were grouped into triads based on similar properties, not strictly by atomic number.
- Newland's Law of Octaves: Elements were arranged by increasing atomic mass, not atomic number.
- Mendeleev's Periodic Table: Also based on atomic mass, not atomic number.
Therefore, only the Modern Periodic Table follows the correct ascending order of atomic numbers.