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Main Idea (Idea Principal) Year of Discovery: 1802
Dalton’s discovery of the atom( El descubrimiento de Dalton del átomo )
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Centuries before that, atoms were well
known and were an important
part of chemis try and physics research.
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no one could actually see an atom
until the invention of the electron
microscope in 1938.
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discovery of the atom ranks as one of
the great turning points for science.
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Dalton is often called the father of
modern physical science.
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Robert Boyle and Antoine Lavoisier
were the first to use the word element
to describe one of the newly
discovered chemical substances.
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was based on general philosophical
theory, not on scientific observation
and evidence.
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These included papers on the barometer,
the thermometer, the hy grometer,
rainfall, the formation of clouds,
evaporation,atmospheric moisture, and
dew point.
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Each paper presented new theories and
advanced research results.
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Dalton studied all of the chemical
reactions he could find (or create),
trying to develop a general theory for
how the fundamental particle of each
element be haved.
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He compared the weights of each
chemical and the likely atomic structure
of each element in each compound.
La lectura nos habla acerca del átomo, su significado, cuándo fue descubierto, por
quien y la historia de como fue descubierto , un poco de la historia de Dalton y
algunos datos curiosos acerca del átomo por ejemplo: el átomo mas pequeño que es
el Hidrogeno o el mas pesado que es el Uranio .
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It was John Dalton who defined the
atom
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An atom is the smallest particle of any
element and the basic building block of
matter.
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Leucippus of Miletus and Democritus of
Abdera theorized
that each form of matter could be
broken into smaller and smaller pieces.
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called that smallest particle that could
no longer be broken into smaller
pieces an atom.
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John Dalton was born in 1766 near
Manchester, England.he spent 20
years studying meteorology.
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Dalton joined, and
presented a variety of papers to,
the Philosophical Society.
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Dalton became famous for his
innovative thinking.
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he turned his attention from the
study of atmospheric gasses to
chemical combinations.
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Dalton decided that these compounds
were defined by simple numerical ratios
by weight.This decision allowed him to
deduce the number of particles of
each element in various well-known
compounds.Dalton was the first to use
letter symbols (H, O, etc.) to represent
the various elements.
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Dalton theorized that each element
consisted of tiny, indestructible
particles that were what combined with
other elements to form compounds.