Dalton’s atomic theory successfully explained:

(i) Law of conservation of mass


(ii) Law of constant composition


(iii) Law of radioactivity


(iv) Law of multiple proportion

Postulates of Dalton’s atomic theory.


● The matter is made up of indivisible particles known as atoms.


● The properties of all the atoms of a given element are same including mass. This can also be stated as all the atoms of an element have identical mass while the atoms of different elements have different masses.


● Atoms of different elements combine in fixed ratios to form compounds.


● Atoms are neither created nor destroyed. This implies that during chemical reactions, no atoms are created nor destroyed.


● The formation of new products (compounds) results from the rearrangement of existing atoms (reactants).


● Atoms of an element are identical in mass, size and many other chemical or physical properties, but atoms of two-different elements differ in mass, size and many other chemical or physical properties.


Hence, the correct option is D.

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