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.
Chemical reactions involve the combination, separation, or rearrangement of atoms. During those processes atoms are not subdivided, created, or destroyed.
No. Each atom (except for Hydrogen) is made up of neutrons, protons, and electrons. Each of these components can be further subdivided into quarks, etc.
Matter can be subdivided into elements, which are pure substances made up of only one type of atom. Elements can further be subdivided into smaller particles called atoms. Atoms consist of a nucleus containing protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons. Subatomic particles such as quarks and leptons make up protons, neutrons, and electrons.
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.
An atom is the smallest particle that still has the properties of that element. But atoms do not usually exist in the solitary state, they form molecules. Atoms themselves can be subdivided (into protons, neutrons, and electrons) but these are sub-atomic particles, not atoms.
It doesn't mean it's impossible to separate multiple atoms. It states that one atom cannot be further subdivided without losing the properties of that atom.
Dalton's principle that atoms are indivisible and cannot be further subdivided was contradicted by J.J. Thomson's discovery of the electron, which showed that atoms are made up of smaller subatomic particles.
Atoms are basic building blocks of matter, and cannot be chemically subdivided by ordinary means. Atoms are composed of three type of particles: protons, neutrons, and electron. Protons and neutrons are responsible for most of the atomic mass.
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Yes. Matter is all made up of atoms: protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons are made up of quarks, and electrons are made up of leptons. As far as we know so far, quarks and leptons are as far subdivided as it gets, but who knows what future science enquiries will bring.
Dalton's theory proposed that atoms are indivisible and have no subatomic particles, which was not supported by Thomson's discovery of the electron. Thomson's findings showed that atoms contain subatomic particles, challenging the notion of indivisible atoms in Dalton's theory.
Dalton's atomic theory states that elements are composed of indivisible atoms and that all atoms of a given element are identical in mass and properties. Atoms of different elements have different masses and properties.