![]() |
![]() |
What is Fundamental? Is the Atom Fundamental Is the Atom Fundamental?
People soon realized that they could could categorize atoms into groups that shared
similiar chemical properties
Moreover, experiments which "looked" into an atom using particle probes indicated that atoms had structure and were not just squishy balls. These experiments helped scientists determine that atoms have a tiny but dense, positive nucleus and a cloud of negative electrons (e-). Trivia: The term "atom" is a misnomer. Why? [Answer] |