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Atomic foundation of matter

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Course Syllabus

  1. Historical Development of Atomic Theory
  2. Atomic Structure and Subatomic Particles
  3. Electromagnetic Radiation and Quantum Theory
  4. Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom
  5. Periodicity and Atomic Properties
  6. Nuclear Chemistry and Radioactivity

Study Notes

Historical Development of Atomic Theory

For a long time, the idea of an atom was purely philosophical. Ancient Greeks like Democritus proposed that all matter was made of indivisible particles he called "atomos." This was a great thought experiment, but there wasn't any experimental proof.

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