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[http://www.howstuffworks.com/] SUBSCRIBE Adventure Animals Auto Culture Entertainment Health Home & Garden Lifestyle Money Science Tech Video Shows Quizzes Engineering Environmental Science Forces of Nature Innovation Life Science Military Physical Science Dictionary Science Vs. Myth Space Transportation Home / Science / Physical Science / Matter How Atoms Work by Craig Freudenrich, Ph.D. Page 1 Introduction to How Atoms Work 2 What is an Atom? The Legacy of Ancient Times Through the 19th Century 3 How Much Do Atoms Weigh? 4 The Properties of Elements Showed a Repeating Pattern Nuclear Power Image Gallery Atoms are in your body, the chair you are sitting in, your desk and even in the air. See more nuclear power pictures . Up Next How Electricity Works It has been said that during the 20th century, man harnessed the power of the atom. We made atomic bombs and generated electricity by nuclear power . We even split the atom into smaller pieces called subatomic particles . But what exactly is an atom? What is it made of? What does it look like? The pursuit of the structure of the atom has married many areas of chemistry and physics in perhaps one of the greatest contributions of modern science.In this article, we will follow this fascinating story of how discoveries in various fields of science resulted in our modern view of the atom. We will look at the consequences of knowing the atom's structure and how this structure will lead to new technologies. Launch Video Print Cite This! Close Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article: Freudenrich, Ph.D., Craig. "How Atoms Work" 01 February 2001. HowStuffWorks.com.
14 August 2014. Citation & Date Feedback Page 1 Introduction to How Atoms Work 2 What is an Atom? The Legacy of Ancient Times Through the 19th Century 3 How Much Do Atoms Weigh? 4 The Properties of Elements Showed a Repeating Pattern 5 The Structure of the Atom: Early 20th Century Science 6 Chemistry and Electromagnetism: Discovering the Electron 7 Radioactivity: Discovering the Nucleus, the Proton and the Neutron 8 Quantum Mechanics: Putting It All Together More To Explore All Things Science 10 Incredible Wind Power Facts 10 Remarkable Exoplanets Fact or Fiction: Earthquakes Top 10 Things That Women Invented Strange, Spooky, Scary: The Supernatural Quiz Watch 100 Greatest Discoveries videos » You Might Also Like The Skinny on Sonic Booms A sonic boom occurs when a vessel breaks the speed of sound. So what is this infamous sonic boom, if not the shattering of the picture-window-in-the-sky? 5 Discoveries Made By the Large Hadron Collider (So Far) The Large Hadron Collider isn't just a one-trick (Higgs) pony. Find out what else has happened where hundreds of millions of particles may collide any given second. Popular Articles Fermium Noble Gases How do investigators determine if a wildfire was caused by arson? Most Popular Most Watched Most Popular 10 Reasons Why Tesla Is a Scientific God Strange, Spooky, Scary: The Supernatural Quiz 10 Heaviest Objects Mankind Has Ever Moved How Hydraulic Machines Work 10 Correlations That Are Not Causations Most Watched How to Make (Almost) Everything Understanding Bridges How do they do it? Why aren't the keys on my computer in alphabetical order? The Most Important Things So Far, Seriously Don't Miss Stuff You Should Know: Demystifying Your World Stuff Mom Never Told You: All Things Women and Gender Stuff You Missed in History Class: Fact or Fiction? CHECK OUT OUR PODCASTS HOWSTUFFWORKS NEWSLETTER THE LATEST AND GREATEST SUBSCRIBE HOWSTUFFWORKS Adventure Animals Auto Culture Entertainment Health Home & Garden Lifestyle Money Science Tech MORE STUFF Blogs HSW Tools RSS Maps Podcasts Quizzes Newsletters Video HSW Brazil HSW China STUFF WEBSITES BrainStuff CarStuff Fw:Thinking Stuff Mom Never Told You Stuff of Genius Stuff They Don't Want You to Know Stuff to Blow Your Mind Stuff You Missed in History Class Stuff You Should Know CUSTOMER SERVICE Advertising Contact Us Help CORPORATE About Us Careers @ HSW Privacy Policy Visitor Agreement TAKE US WITH YOU FOLLOW US Copyright © 1998-2014 HowStuffWorks, a division of InfoSpace LLC