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Write an autobiography of an atom?In about 250 words.No spam answer

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Answered by Kingrk
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Atoms are very tiny. They could not be seen before scanning tunneling microscopes were invented in 1981. However, the idea of atoms goes back to ancient Greece. 
Around 1800, a British chemist named John Dalton revived Democritus’s early ideas about the atom. He made a living by teaching and just did research in his spare time. Nonetheless, from his research results, he developed one of the most important theories in science.
Dalton did many experiments that provided evidence for atoms. For example, he studied the pressure of gases. He concluded that gases must consist of tiny particles in constant motion. Dalton also researched the properties of compounds. He showed that a compound always consists of the same elements in the same ratio. On the other hand, different compounds always consist of different elements or ratios. This can happen, Dalton reasoned, only if elements are made of tiny particles that can combine in an endless variety of ways. From his research, Dalton developed a theory of the atom.

The atomic theory Dalton developed consists of three ideas:
1) All substances are made of atoms. Atoms are the smallest particles of matter. They cannot be divided into smaller particles. They also cannot be created or destroyed .
2) All atoms of the same element are alike and have the same mass. Atoms of different elements are different and have different masses.
3) Atoms join together to form compounds. A given compound always consists of the same kinds of atoms in the same ratio.

Dalton’s theory was soon widely accepted. Most of it is still accepted today. The only part that is no longer accepted is his idea that atoms are the smallest particles. Scientists now know that atoms consist of even smaller particles.


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