Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
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Author: Paul G. Hewitt
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 1RCQ
To determine
The person behind the advancement of the idea of atoms in the early 1800’s.
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Answer to Problem 1RCQ
Solution:John Dalton.
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The idea that matter is composed of atoms was proposed by Democritus, pre-Socratic Greek philosopher,and mathematician, who lived between the V-IV centuries BC.This idea was later discarded, until at the beginning of the 19thcentury John Dalton revived the idea to explain
Conclusion:
In the early 1800’s the idea of atoms was advanced by John Dalton.
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Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
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35. Rank the masses of these...Ch. 11 - Prob. 36RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 37RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 38RCQCh. 11 - 39. The average speed of a perfume-vapor molecule...Ch. 11 - Prob. 40RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 41RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 42RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 43RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 44RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 45RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 46RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 47RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 48RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 49RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 50RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 51RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 52RCQCh. 11 - 53. Helium is an inert gas, which means that it...Ch. 11 - Prob. 54RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 55RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 56RCQCh. 11 - 57. In a gaseous mixture of hydrogen and oxygen...Ch. 11 - Prob. 58RCQCh. 11 - 59. Make up a multiple-choice question that will...Ch. 11 - Prob. 60RCQCh. 11 - 61. If no molecules in a body could escape, would...Ch. 11 - Prob. 62RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 63RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 64RCQCh. 11 - Discuss which contains more atoms: 1 kg of lead or...Ch. 11 - Prob. 66RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 67RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 68RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 69RCQCh. 11 - Prob. 70RCQ
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