Atomic Models

Dalton’s Atomic Model In 1808 Dalton formulated the atomic theory, a theory that broke with all traditional ideas derived from the ancient Greek philosophers (Democritus, Leucippus). It introduces the idea of the discontinuity of matter, i.e., it is the first scientific theory that considers that matter is divided into atoms. The basic postulates of this … Read more

Atomic Theory

Although the development of ever more powerful instruments has allowed us to explore the universe a little deeper, our senses are still limited and we still cannot see the world of the infinitely small. Because of this limitation, scientists who have tackled the subject of the constitution of matter have had to imagine what matter … Read more

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