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GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING ATOMS
GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING ATOMS
It has been said that during the 20th century, man harnessed the "power of the atom." We made atomic bombs and generated electricity by nuclear power. We even split the atom into smaller pieces called subatomic particles. But what exactly is an atom? What is it made of? What does it look like? The pursuit of the structure of the atom has married many areas of chemistry and physics in perhaps one of the greatest contributions of modern science!
· The parts of the atom:
· chemistry and electromagnetism ---> electron (first subatomic particle)
· radioactivity ---> nucleus
· proton
· neutron
· How the atom is arra...
GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING ATOMS
It has been said that during the 20th century, man harnessed the "power of the atom." We made atomic bombs and generated electricity by nuclear power. We even split the atom into smaller pieces called subatomic particles. But what exactly is an atom? What is it made of? What does it look like? The pursuit of the structure of the atom has married many areas of chemistry and physics in perhaps one of the greatest contributions of modern science!
· The parts of the atom:
· chemistry and electromagnetism ---> electron (first subatomic particle)
· radioactivity ---> nucleus
· proton
· neutron
· How the atom is arra...
Posted by: Leonard Herriman
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