Question Number 207813 by Davidtim last updated on 27/May/24
$${the}\:{word}\:{of}\:{atom}\:{is}\:{meant}\:{no}\:{dividable} \\ $$$${however}\:{atom}\:{is}\:{dividable},\:{why}\:{we} \\ $$$${should}\:{use}\:{the}\:{atom}\:{word}\:{nowadays}? \\ $$
Commented by Davidtim last updated on 28/May/24
$${I}\:{need}\:{your}\:{helping} \\ $$
Answered by nikif99 last updated on 28/May/24
$${The}\:{word}\:{atom}\:{was}\:{proposed}\:{by} \\ $$$${Democritus},\:{ancient}\:{greek}\:{philosopher} \\ $$$$\left({see}\:{wikipedia}\right). \\ $$$${You}\:{can}\:{divide}\:{an}\:{atom}\:{of}\:\left({say}\right)\: \\ $$$${potassium}\:{by}\:{extracting}\:{some}\:{electrons}\: \\ $$$${or}\:{protons}.\:{Then}\:{you}\:{have}\:{not}\:{still} \\ $$$${potassium},\:{you}\:{have}\:{smth}\:{else}. \\ $$$${So},\:{atom}\:{is}\:{the}\:{least}\:{part}\:{of}\:{a}\: \\ $$$${material}\:{keeping}\:{the}\:{qualities}\:{of}\:{the} \\ $$$${given}\:{material}. \\ $$$${atom}:\:{from}\:{greek}\:\acute {\alpha}\tau{o}\mu{o},\:{which}\:{comes} \\ $$$${from}\:'\alpha'\:{privative}\:+\:\tau{o}\mu\acute {\eta}\:\left({cut}\right), \\ $$$${non}\:'{cuttable}'. \\ $$