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GaryK [48]
3 years ago
7

How did democtitis define atom?

Chemistry
1 answer:
klemol [59]3 years ago
8 0

Democritus, theorized that atoms were specific to the material which they composed. In addition, Democritus believed that the atoms differed in size and shape, were in constant motion in a void, collided with each other; and during these collisions, could rebound or stick together.

<u>Explanation:</u>

  • One of the main atomic theorists was Democritus, a Greek philosopher who lived in the fifth century BC. Democritus realized that if a stone was partitioned fifty-fifty, the two parts would have indistinguishable properties from the whole.
  • Therefore, he contemplated that if the stone were to be constantly cut into littler and littler pieces at that point; sooner or later, there would be a piece that would be so little as to be inseparable. He called these small pieces of matter as "atomos", the Greek word for inseparable.  
  • Democritus estimated that atoms were explicit to the material which they made. Also, Democritus accepted that the particles varied in size, were an inconsistent shape, crashed into one another; and during these impacts, could bounce back or stay together. Hence, changes in the matter were a consequence of separations or mixes of the atoms as they moved all through the void.
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