ATOMIC THEORY


Meaning of ATOMIC THEORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1814

1. : a theory of the nature of matter: all material substances are composed of minute particles or atoms of a comparatively small number of kinds and all the atoms of the same kind are uniform in size, weight, and other properties

2. : any of several theories of the structure of the atom ; especially : one based on experimentation and theoretical considerations holding that the atom is composed essentially of a small positively charged comparatively heavy nucleus surrounded by a comparatively large arrangement of electrons

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