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Question Number 207813 by Davidtim last updated on 27/May/24
thewordofatomismeantnodividablehoweveratomisdividable,whyweshouldusetheatomwordnowadays?
Commented by Davidtim last updated on 28/May/24
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Answered by nikif99 last updated on 28/May/24
ThewordatomwasproposedbyDemocritus,ancientgreekphilosopher(seewikipedia).Youcandivideanatomof(say)potassiumbyextractingsomeelectronsorprotons.Thenyouhavenotstillpotassium,youhavesmthelse.So,atomistheleastpartofamaterialkeepingthequalitiesofthegivenmaterial.atom:fromgreekα´τoμo,whichcomesfrom′α′privative+τoμη´(cut),non′cuttable′.
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