Democritus (ancient Greece). Of course he had no evidence whatsoever. Lucky guess.
Democritus called the particles of matter "atomos," which means indivisible or uncuttable in Greek. He proposed that all substances are made up of these tiny, indivisible particles that cannot be further divided.
False. While matter can be divided into smaller and smaller pieces, there is a fundamental limit to this process. Atoms, which are the basic units of matter, can be further divided into subatomic particles (like protons, neutrons, and electrons), but eventually, you reach elementary particles that cannot be divided further according to current scientific understanding. Thus, there is an endpoint to how small matter can be divided.
No, there is a limit to how far matter can be split. At the scale of subatomic particles, matter cannot be divided further without losing its fundamental properties. This limit is reached when the smallest indivisible units of matter, such as quarks and electrons, are encountered.
Atomos is the name Democritus gave the smallest particles.
The Greek philosopher Leucippus (5th century BC) and his pupil Democritus used the word "atom" to mean an indivisibly-small particle of matter. John Dalton (1766-1844) was among the first to use the concept to explain the observed chemical properties of compounds.
Matter cannot be subdivided is a false statement. Matter can be broken down into smaller particles such as atoms, which are the building blocks of matter.
The law of conservation of mass states that mass cannot be created or destroyed. This is not strictly correct, as mass and energy can be inter-converted, as in nuclear reactions. Thus, 'mass and energy cannot be created or destroyed' is more accurate.
The Greek philosopher Leucippus, and his student Democritus, were among the proponents of a smallest indivisible portion of matter, around the 5th century BC. English chemist John Dalton (1766-1844) was the first to apply atomic theory to chemistry, explaining how and why elements and compounds interact as they do.
It is untrue. John Dalton proposed the theory that all matter is made up of individual particles called atoms, which cannot be divided.
Peter Waltan......hope that helps!
Atoms are the smallest particles of matter. An atom can not be divided by normal chemical means, they can only be divided during nuclear fusion.
all atoms of one kind are identical and cannot be divided.