Chatting about atoms on 'shout' last night got me thinking, so I've been looking them up. I've found this article that says:
'' In the last lesson we learned that atoms were particles of elements, substances that could not be broken down further.........We can break down the atom of oxygen into smaller particles, however, when we do the atom looses its chemical properties.''
http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/3-atoms.htm
Last night I asked if an atom would still function as an atom if you took away one its 'parts'? If you look at the animated diagram of the hydrogen atom, would it still function in any way usefully, if you took away one of the protons or neutrons?
'' In the last lesson we learned that atoms were particles of elements, substances that could not be broken down further.........We can break down the atom of oxygen into smaller particles, however, when we do the atom looses its chemical properties.''
http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/3-atoms.htm
Last night I asked if an atom would still function as an atom if you took away one its 'parts'? If you look at the animated diagram of the hydrogen atom, would it still function in any way usefully, if you took away one of the protons or neutrons?
"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility"
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
