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Minute particles of matter are called atoms and molecules. Atoms are the basic building blocks of matter, composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Molecules are formed when atoms bond together. Together, atoms and molecules make up all substances in the universe.
A Greek philosopher by the name of Democritus came up with the general idea and the name of atoms (atomos literally means "no cut" -- in other words, indivisible -- in Greek). However, he didn't really have any experimental evidence for this, he just thought it was the way things should work. It took almost 2000 years before scientists demonstrated that this concept was actually pretty accurate. Actually, this concept goes back to the Greeks. Dalton also believed it, but was wasn't the first:From ChemTeam: Atomic Structure by John Dalton (see link to the left):"Elements are made up of minute, discrete, indivisible, and indestructible particles called atoms. These atoms maintain their identity through all physical and chemical changes. This, of course, is not a new idea to Dalton. This basic idea goes back to the Greeks. However, please keep in mind that atoms, as such, were not part of the chemical mainstream in the early 1800's. Dalton's idea of an element is what we believe today - an element is a chemical substance that cannot be decomposed further by chemical means (i.e. heat, electricity, reacting with another chemical). This definition traces to Lavoisier. Daltonian atoms are usually taught as being similar to featureless billiard balls. In truth, Dalton never ruled out the possibility of subatomic structure. He just knew that the state of the art in the early 1800's did not allow the physical structure of an atom to be probed."
It isn't a matter of temperature. It is created in high-speed collisions like those observed in the hadron particle collider. Antimatter is naturally occurring. It has only been created in minute amounts and costs a fortune. One kilogram of antimatter would create an explosion with the power of a 20 megaton nuclear bomb.
One minute is 60,000 milliseconds.
1 minute = 3 600 seconds = 3,6 kiloseconds
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the answer is particle - it was a crossword clue & I thought there might have been a scientific answer!
The term "atom" was appropriate for Democritus's idea because it derives from the Greek word "atomos," meaning "indivisible." Democritus proposed that matter is composed of tiny, indivisible particles that cannot be further divided. This concept laid the groundwork for the modern understanding of atoms as fundamental building blocks of matter, reflecting his belief in the existence of these minute entities that make up all substances.
This completely depends on the matter you are referring to. If you are talking about sub atomic particles that no, they are minute. But you can also have a particle of dust which, yes, is big compared to some other particles.
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Democritus and Dalton were the first to believe that all matter was made up of different indivisible elements called atoms. A lot of Dalton's atomic theory from the 1700s is still accepted in modern times.
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A molecule is just one type of particle. A particle is any minute bit of matter or, in some cases, energy. Particle may include things such as atoms, molecules, ions, grains of sand or dust, and subatomic particles such as electrons, protons, neutrons, and neutrinos.
The distance, expressed in inches, is(1.2) x (the particle's average speed, in feet per minute) .
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M-O-L-E from "molecule"
In a very simple sense, scientists like to believe that the universe if "symmetrical". That is, there should be equal amounts of matter and anti-matter. However, there is obviously more matter than anti-matter in the universe, and Scientists believe that the answer to why this apparent "asymmetry" exists lies in particle physics. I would recommend reading the book "Supersymmetry : Unveiling the Ultimate Laws of Nature" by Gordon Kane for further explanation. Other reasons why the study of small particles will help us understand the universe is that there are predicted particles, such as the Higg's Boson, which could explain the properties of the Universe itself. In this case, it is believed that the mass of all particles arise from the interaction with the Higg's Boson. All these things are explained in this book.