Answer: An iron atom emits particles when it is struck by light (by the photoelectric effect)
Explanation:
The first atomic model was the one proposed by Jhon Dalton, according to which it is postulated that:
"Matter is made up of indivisible, indestructible and extremely small particles called atoms."
That is, <u>the atom is a solid and indivisible mass.
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However, the fenomenom by which an iron atom emits particles when it is struck by light (known as the photoelectric effect) can not be explaind by this<u> indivisible atom</u> model.
To understand it better:
The <u>photoelectric effect</u> consists of the emission of electrons (electric current) that occurs when light falls on a metal surface under certain conditions.
This is possible by considering light as a stream of photons, where each of them has energy. <u>This energy is be able to pull an electron out of the crystalline lattice of the metal and communicate, in addition, a kinetic energy. </u>This means the atom is not indivisible, but it is a composition of different particles.
In fact, currently it is known that each atom is composed of a nucleus and one or more electrons attached to the nucleus, which is composed of one or more protons and typically a similar number of neutrons.
