answersLogoWhite

0

Democritus and his students believed that atoms differ in size and they were always moving. He also theorized that they cannot be destroyed, they were invisible and there was an infinite number of atoms.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Natural Sciences

What was demicritus ideas?

Democritus formulated the first atomic theory. He said that atoms were tiny and constantly moving. Democritus was a Greek philosopher.


What was democritus' ideas on particles?

Democritus proposed that all matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms, which are constantly moving and interacting in an infinite void. He believed that the properties of substances are determined by the size, shape, and arrangement of their atoms. His ideas laid the foundation for the atomic theory of matter.


What type of bonds involves constantly moving electrons?

A metallic bond has free electrons that can move around the metall atom lattice. Note that electrons never stop moving so all bonds involve constantly moving electrons, including ionic.


In liquid water does the hydrogen atoms slide past the oxygen atoms easily?

No, because the hydrogen atoms are slightly positive and the oxygen is slightly negative they are attracted to each other by something called hydrogen bonds. It actually gives the water a sticky quality called cohesion.


How does a liquid evaporates and freezes?

In matter, atoms are constantly moving, but the speed at which they are moving influences their form. Faster moving atoms are a gas, slower than that is a liquid, and even slower than that is a solid. The colder the temperature, the slower atoms move. As the temperature gets closer to freezing temperature, the atoms slow down in moving more and more. Thus the liquid becomes a solid. *FYI - The fourth form of matter is Plasma

Related Questions

What is the kinetic-theory?

The theory that states that all atoms are constantly moving


Is a atom an biotic or abiotic?

since atoms are constantly moving, it with be biotic: with life.


What is constantly in motion?

The Earth is constantly in motion, rotating on its axis and orbiting around the sun. Additionally, atoms and molecules are always vibrating and moving, even in seemingly stationary objects.


Is it true that all atoms in objects are moving even if the object is still?

yep it's true. The atoms in a still object just move a lot faster and are closer together but they're moving


What was demicritus ideas?

Democritus formulated the first atomic theory. He said that atoms were tiny and constantly moving. Democritus was a Greek philosopher.


Are atoms stationary?

No, atoms are not stationary. They are constantly in motion due to the thermal energy they possess, causing them to vibrate and move around. This movement contributes to the properties and behavior of matter.


If heat is removed from a substance how will atoms behave?

Kinetic theory of matter: All matter is made up of atoms and molecules that are constantly moving. When heat is added to a substance, the molecules and atoms vibrate faster. As atoms vibrate faster, the space between atoms increases. ... They contract when they lose their heat.


Who found that atoms constantly moved?

ME


Matter tends to exist in what energy state?

Matter tends to exist in the lowest energy state. Atoms and molecules are constantly moving. When they are at a high energy state they are moving past each other and not interacting. This causes the matter to be unstable. When atoms and molecules are moving slowly, they interact more with each other and this makes the matter more stable.


Who said that atoms constantly move?

Democritus was the one who said that atoms constantly move. He was a Greek philosopher and said this around 440 BC.


What is the statement of Democritus's theory about atoms?

Democritus proposed that all matter is composed of indivisible and indestructible particles called atoms, which are constantly moving and interacting in empty space. He believed that differences in size, shape, and arrangement of atoms give rise to the variety of substances in the world.


Did Democritus describe that Atoms are small hard particles?

Yes, Democritus described that atoms are small, indivisible, and indestructible particles that make up all matter. He believed that atoms are constantly moving and combining to form different substances.