What do you mean by an atom?

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Lalit Bhandari
9 years ago
Hi Prasad, An atom a fundamental piece of matter. (Matter is anything that can be touched physically.) Everything in the universe (except energy) is made of matter, and, so, everything in the universe is made of atoms. An atom itself is made up of three tiny kinds of particles called subatomic par

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Well bro, energy is also made up of matter relation is given by E=mc^2, where E is energy and m is mass and c is speed of light I.e. 3.10^8 metres per second.

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5 years ago
John Dalton proposed theory regarding atomic structure in 1800s. He proposed that atom is the ultimate particle of the matter. The term atom is derived from the Greek word a-tomio meaning indivisible. It means that atom is the particle which cannot be further divided. Neutrons. According to John all

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