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5.5.2 What's in an atom?

On this page you will explore different ideas about the structure of atoms, and what is inside them. Inquiry questions Factual: What are atoms made from? What are ‘fundamental’ particles? Which particles are fundamental? How do we represent the structure of atoms? Conceptual: How can we know what an atom is like? Disciplinary concepts evidence Maybe you remember from the beginning of the course in 4.1.1 Powers of Ten...


Tags: atoms, nuclei, nucleons, atomic structure, isotopes

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