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aliya0001 [1]
3 years ago
14

Who first used the word “atomos” to describe the smallest unit of a substance?

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2 answers:
n200080 [17]3 years ago
8 0
<span>Democritus is the answer 

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andreyandreev [35.5K]3 years ago
6 0
The answer is B - <span>Democritus </span>
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