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What was one of the first indications that atoms are not indivisible?
What was one of the first indications that atoms are not indivisible?
- Studying static electricity and the condition under which electricity is conducted by different substances (correct)
- Measuring the density of various substances
- Observing the behavior of atoms under extreme pressure
- Investigating the color spectrum emitted by different elements
What was the major challenge for scientists at the end of the 19th century?
What was the major challenge for scientists at the end of the 19th century?
- Discovering new elements in the periodic table
- Understanding the behavior of sub-atomic particles
- Revealing the structure of the atom and explaining its important properties (correct)
- Developing advanced laboratory equipment
What did scientists aim to elucidate based on a series of experiments?
What did scientists aim to elucidate based on a series of experiments?
- The properties of magnetic fields
- The composition of organic compounds
- The behavior of galaxies
- The structure of atoms (correct)
What are atoms and molecules considered as?
What are atoms and molecules considered as?
What do different kinds of matter owe their existence to?
What do different kinds of matter owe their existence to?