He was using this to compare it to the smallest part of an element ... an atom which he called "atomos" from the Greek origin
Democritus stated that if you cut a gold into its smallest piece a piece wherein it can't be cut anymore is what he called atomos. Which in Greek "A" means not and "TOMOS" means cut.
Democritus called the smallest piece of matter "atomos" because it means indivisible in Greek. He believed that matter could not be divided infinitely and that substances were made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms.
Democritus believed that matter could not be divided into smaller and smaller pieces forever. Eventually the smallest possible piece would be obtained. This piece would be indivisible. He named the smallest piece of matter "atomos," meaning "not to be cut."
A piece of chalk is an insulator. It does not conduct electricity due to its high resistance to the flow of electrical current.
When you crush a piece of chalk you get lots of small pieces of chalk.It is only a physical change. It is not a chemical change.
Democritus named his smallest piece of gold "atom," which means indivisible in Greek. This concept eventually led to the development of the modern atomic theory.
Democritus called the smallest piece of matter "atoms" because in Greek, "atomos" means indivisible or uncuttable. He believed that all matter was made up of these tiny, indivisible particles that couldn't be divided any further.
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Democritus stated that if you cut a gold into its smallest piece a piece wherein it can't be cut anymore is what he called atomos. Which in Greek "A" means not and "TOMOS" means cut.
Democritus called the smallest piece of matter "atomos" because it means indivisible in Greek. He believed that matter could not be divided infinitely and that substances were made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms.
The word "atom" comes from the ancient Greek "atomos" meaning "uncuttable". The concept of atoms being the smallest part of an element is a natural philosophy that developed in several ancient traditions, and it is therefore difficult to say "who" was the first person to make this claim.
Democritus believed that matter could not be divided into smaller and smaller pieces forever. Eventually the smallest possible piece would be obtained. This piece would be indivisible. He named the smallest piece of matter "atomos," meaning "not to be cut."
A piece of chalk is an insulator. It does not conduct electricity due to its high resistance to the flow of electrical current.
Centimetres and/or millimetres - depending on the size of the piece !
When you crush a piece of chalk you get lots of small pieces of chalk.It is only a physical change. It is not a chemical change.
Crushing a piece of chalk is only a physical change. Chemically, it is still chalk.
It is a fraction of the length of a piece of string!