Question

state and explain various postulates of Dalton's atomic theory of matter. Also write it's drawbacks​

Answer 1

Drawbacks of Dalton's Atomic Theory

The indivisibility of an atom was proved wrong: an atom can be further subdivided into protons, neutrons and electrons. However an atom is the smallest particle that takes part in chemical reactions. According to Dalton, the atoms of same element are similar in all respects.