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CHM 101 CHM 101 Past Questions Objective Question
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........... proposed that atoms cannot be created, divided or destroyed.
Options
A Aristotle
B Democritus
C Dalton
Correct Answer
D Thompson
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

John Dalton's atomic theory (early 1800s) stated that atoms are indivisible and indestructible, and that atoms of an element cannot be created or destroyed in chemical reactions.

Hint

This is a key postulate of Dalton's atomic theory.

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Course: CHM 101
Topic: CHM 101 Past Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1674 of 1872
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