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Everything is made of tiny bits.

Helium atom QM.svg
Helium atom QM.svg
These bits are called atoms. They are too small to see. They are even smaller than light. Atoms join together to make things. This makes the whole world! Can you find something made of atoms?

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Helium atom QM.svg
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Daltons symbols.gif
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Geiger-Marsden experiment expectation and...
File:Bohr atom animation 2.gif
Bohr atom animation 2.gif
File:S-p-Orbitals.svg
S-p-Orbitals.svg
File:Binding energy curve - common isotopes.svg
Binding energy curve - common isotopes.svg
File:Wpdms physics proton proton chain 1.svg
Wpdms physics proton proton chain 1.svg
File:Potential energy well.svg
Potential energy well.svg
File:Atomic-orbital-clouds spdf m0.png
Atomic-orbital-clouds spdf m0.png
File:Isotopes and half-life.svg
Isotopes and half-life.svg
File:Atomic orbital energy levels.svg
Atomic orbital energy levels.svg
File:Fraunhofer lines.svg
Fraunhofer lines.svg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 12.6 | Vital Level 3