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No nobody has ever seen an atom or atoms, though many people/scientists claim they have, NOBODY HAS EVER SEEN AN ATOM!

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Who saw an atom first time?

Ernest Rutherford and his colleagues were the first to observe the atomic nucleus in 1909 through their famous gold foil experiment. They discovered that atoms are mostly empty space with a small, dense core at the center.


Why atom cannot be seen with naked eye?

Atoms are much smaller than the wavelength of visible light, making them impossible to see with the naked eye. The scattering of light by atoms is also not strong enough to make them visible. Additionally, the human eye is not sensitive enough to detect individual atoms.


Are single atoms visible?

Only in recent years has science discovered that everything we see is composed of things that we cannot see-invisible atoms. In Hebrews 11:3. written 2,000 years ago, Scripture tells us that the things which are seen were not made of things that do appear." Atoms are invisible energy.. everything is made up of millions and billions of invisible energy whether it be a pencil, the sun, or ourselves..the whole universe is made from energy. Could this energy be god?


Who first invented the concept of the atom-?

The concept of the atom was first proposed by ancient Greek philosophers, including Leucippus and Democritus in the 5th century BC. They believed that all matter is composed of indivisible particles called atoms.


What is the smallest particle of an element?

The smallest particle of an element would be an atom. Any smaller and it would not be an element, but something more basic. Atoms are made of Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons. Protons and Neutrons are made of Quarks, Leptons, and Bosons.Some elements (such as oxygen) form molecules containing two or more atoms, and these molecules have different chemical characteristics. However, it is always possible to break down these molecules into single atoms of the element, or conversely to from these molecules from single atoms.The smallest particle is currently believed to be the quark. We've never seen one, and our currently understanding of particle physics suggests that they don't exist singly, so we probably ever will.That is, until our understanding of basic physics changes - again - which it has been doing every 15 years or so since the 1900's. Back then, the "smallest" particle was believed to be the electron.