Aside from determining how many electrons the atom has, the nucleus does not affect the spectra of that atom in any way.
Because by using the lines in the xray spectra of 38 different elements, he found that the lines were correlated to atomic number, not by atomic mass.
Sodium
he knew that it had protons and neutrons and electrons but he thaught the charges where the wrong way round
These are the nuclear forces (the strong interaction in the elements nucleus).
Actually it is due to the nucleus's. the protons + neutrons) of the individual atoms. Each element (or isotope) have different atomic mass (mainly due to the nuclear mass) and different atomic number (equal to nos of protons in the nucleus). The canal rays (also known as the anode rays are actually the nucleus of the atoms that have been ripped of electrons, hence acquiring an overall positive charge equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom. But since different elements have different mass numbers and atomic numbers hence the e/m ratio varies for the elements canal rays.
Atomic spectra
All the chemical elements have an atomic nucleus.
Elements are pretty much defined by the number of protons in the nucleus. This number (the atomic number) defines the element. All the different elements have different numbers of protons in their nucleus.
The number of protons in an elements nucleus is the same number at the atomic number.
Atomic number indicates the amount of protons present in the nucleus of an atom.
Because by using the lines in the xray spectra of 38 different elements, he found that the lines were correlated to atomic number, not by atomic mass.
There are spectrums for many other elements too.
Sodium
Elements have the same number of protons in each atomic nucleus.
Every elements has atomic number, elements identity determined the number of protons in its nucleus.
Moseley was the first to clear and scientifically justify in 1913 the atomic number studying X-ray spectra of chemical elements. But Moseley hadn't a personal atomic theory, he was not the discoverer of the atomic theory.
The same as its atomic number.