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Austin Hollingsworth
He didn't think atoms could get smaller

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By Aubree Baum
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What was one thing his theory was wrong about

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He thought you couldn't divide atoms into smaller particles.

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His inspiration from his theory was Democritis.

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What does his atomic theory explain?

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What did he recognize?

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What did he think about atoms?

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The atomic theory explains the laws of chemical combination. He was also the first person to recognize a workable distinction between the important particle of the element (atom) and of a compound (molecule.)

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The part of his theory that was proved wrong was that the indivisibility of an atom. Atoms can divide into protons, neutrons, and electrons. Also he was wrong about elements being similar but they differ between masses and densities.

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What was John Dalton's atomic theory?

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John Dalton created the first chart of atomic weights.

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John Dalton's atomic theory was that all matter was made up of atoms, atoms cannot be destroyed/created, and atoms of the same element can combine in one or more ratio.