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The Greek word átomos (ἄτομος) was first used by the philosopher Democritus who lived around 450 BCE. The modern use of the word goes back to the beginnings of the science of chemistry in the mid 17th cent. It's first usage (as meaning a very small particle) outside of scientific journals and into the mainstream goes back at least as early as 1796 when the word is found in newspapers of the time. (....and was crufshed to atoms before the eyes of its unhappy mother...)

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Who was the first to use the term atom?

In 460 B.C. a Greek philosopher, Democritus, developed the idea of atoms. He asked this question: If you break a piece of matter in half, and then break it in half again, how many breaks will you have to make before you can break it no further? Democritus thought that it ended at some point, a smallest possible bit of matter. He called these basic matter particles, atoms, from Greek for "not breakable": a-tomos. (For the meaning of the two word parts, compare English words like "asymmetrical" and "tome".) In India, a person named Kanaada/Kanada (known as the author of Vaisheshika Darshan) had the same idea, but obviously, he used a different word for the parts: "paramaanu" in Sanskrit, meaning "the ultimate particle". It's not clear when he lived exactly; estimates vary between 6th - 2nd Century BCE


Do you commonly hear or use the word atom?

atom as we all know is a basic unit of matter that consists of dense central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons. The atomic nucleus contains a mix of positively charged protons and electrically neutral neutrons. the word atom is not a commonly heard word reasons being is that it is the smallest recognised division of a chemical element hoping this helped!


Who said the mass of an electron is about 12000 that of a hydrogen atom?

its not, its closer to about 1/1800 of a hydrogen atom, the English chemist john Dalton was the first person to discover relative atomic masses and use them properly.


The term rutherford gave to the positively charged particles in the nucleus of an atom was?

You should know this...Protons. Next time, just think about the question! (:


What discovery rejects the idea that atom is indestructible?

Its RADIOACTIVITY!! That was the first discovery that rejects the idea that the atom is indestructible

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When did Dalton come up with the atom?

Dalton didn't discover the atom. Democritus did. Dalton, however was the first to use the word atom. which comes from the GGreek word atomos, meaning "cannot be split"


How can you use the word atom in a sentence?

One atom is too small to see. A helium atom is the smallest type of atom.


Use the word atom in a sentence?

Compounds are comprised from [and composed of] Atoms.


Who was the first person to use the word atom to describe the fundamental particles of matter?

The ancient Greek philosopher Democritus is credited with being the first person to use the term "atom" to describe the fundamental particles of matter. Democritus proposed that all matter is composed of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms.


What is the term word for atom?

Atom is the word used to describe a single unit of an element by all professional scientists. That is the only word you should use.


What is a homonym for the word atom?

A homonym for the word "atom" is "Adam." These words sound the same but have different meanings.


How many types of atom bomb in the word?

None. There are no types of atom bombs in "The word"


How do you use first as the first word in a sentence?

First, I answer a question.


What is a scentence for the word ATOM?

Scientists have split the atom.


When was doctress first used?

This is the first time. Never use it again. There is no such word, nor should there be any such word. Use doctor.


What is is the greek word for uncuttable?

άτομο (atomo, atom)


How can you use the word proton in a sentence?

A proton is a single positive charge in the nucleus of an atom. The number of protons determine what the atom is. Hydrogen has one proton, compared to eight for oxygen.