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E1 Structure of the atom

Which to study first? The atom, the Lego brick of all matter in the universe, and which contains charged 'bits' that experience electric forces? Or electric fields, which give us some clues about how to explain the experimental evidence for the structure of the atom? We propose E1 before D2, but the choice is yours. Physicists believe that the atom has a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. In this...

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