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Simple explanation of atom for kids – Atoms are very small round particles which make everything around us.. By everything we mean all things, including our self. I know it is difficult to understand at first, but yes, even we are made of atoms.
Eugen Goldstein, a German discovered the presence of positive particles in the year 1898, and Ernest Rutherford, a New-Zealand born British discovered the nucleus in 1911 and the proton in 1917. TOPICS COVERED: Discovery...
J.J. Thomson, an English scientist, discovered electrons in 1897, challenging the long-held belief that atoms were indivisible. Before Thomson’s groundbreaking work, scientists thought that atoms were the smallest unit of matter. However, during his...
Most people around the world credit the following four scientists as those who discovered electrons, protons, neutrons, and the nucleus: J.J. Thomson, an English physicist, discovered electrons in 1897. Eugen Goldstein, a German physicist,...
Molecules are the tiny particles of any substance that still retain all the properties of that substance. When you break down a molecule further, it no longer has the same characteristics. A molecule forms...
Most people credit the discovery of atoms to either English chemist John Dalton (1766-1844 AD) or ancient Greek philosopher Democritus (470-400 BC). However, few know that an Indian philosopher discovered atoms first. The great...
This post explains the basic structure of an atom, focusing on the subatomic particles (electrons, protons, and neutrons) present in it. INTRODUCTION TO THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF AN ATOM Atoms are the basic building...
