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Who is credited with the idea that atoms are the smallest particle of an element that retains its identity in a chemical reaction?
Who is credited with the idea that atoms are the smallest particle of an element that retains its identity in a chemical reaction?
Democritus
What did Democritus believe about atoms?
What did Democritus believe about atoms?
He believed that atoms were indivisible and indestructible.
How did Dalton contribute to the understanding of atoms?
How did Dalton contribute to the understanding of atoms?
Dalton transformed Democritus's ideas on atoms into a scientific theory and formulated hypotheses and theories based on his experiments.
According to Dalton, what are the postulates of his atomic theory?
According to Dalton, what are the postulates of his atomic theory?
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What did Dalton study to formulate his atomic theory?
What did Dalton study to formulate his atomic theory?
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Who is credited with the idea that atoms are indivisible and indestructible?
Who is credited with the idea that atoms are indivisible and indestructible?
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What did Dalton study to transform Democritus's ideas into a scientific theory?
What did Dalton study to transform Democritus's ideas into a scientific theory?
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According to Dalton's Atomic Theory, what is the smallest unit of matter that can take part in a chemical reaction?
According to Dalton's Atomic Theory, what is the smallest unit of matter that can take part in a chemical reaction?
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What did Democritus suggest about the existence of atoms of a substance like copper?
What did Democritus suggest about the existence of atoms of a substance like copper?
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What did Dalton propose as one of the postulates in his Atomic Theory?
What did Dalton propose as one of the postulates in his Atomic Theory?
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According to Dalton's Atomic Theory, what are the postulates proposed by John Dalton?
According to Dalton's Atomic Theory, what are the postulates proposed by John Dalton?
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Who is credited with the idea that atoms are indivisible and indestructible?
Who is credited with the idea that atoms are indivisible and indestructible?
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What did Democritus believe about atoms?
What did Democritus believe about atoms?
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What did Dalton study to transform Democritus's ideas into a scientific theory?
What did Dalton study to transform Democritus's ideas into a scientific theory?
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Who was among the first to suggest the existence of atoms?
Who was among the first to suggest the existence of atoms?
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Who was among the first to suggest the existence of atoms?
Who was among the first to suggest the existence of atoms?
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What did Democritus believe about atoms?
What did Democritus believe about atoms?
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What did Dalton study to transform Democritus's ideas into a scientific theory?
What did Dalton study to transform Democritus's ideas into a scientific theory?
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What did Dalton propose as one of the postulates in his Atomic Theory?
What did Dalton propose as one of the postulates in his Atomic Theory?
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Who is credited with the idea that atoms are the smallest particle of an element that retains its identity in a chemical reaction?
Who is credited with the idea that atoms are the smallest particle of an element that retains its identity in a chemical reaction?
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