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Atom
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Argon Atom
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Periodic Table
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Scanning Probe Microscope
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![Atom Model]()
Atom Model
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![Carbon Atom]()
Carbon Atom
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Atom's Structure
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Supernova
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Davy's Electrolysis Trough
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Diamond
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Part of the Periodic Table
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![Magnesium]()
Magnesium
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Alloy Wheels
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Fireworks
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Gold Ore
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Gold Jewellery
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Carbon-12 Atom
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The Nuclei of the Three Isotopes of Hydrogen
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The Nuclei of the Three Isotopes of Hydrogen (unlabelled)
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Mendeleev's 1869 Periodic Table
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Periodic Table of Elements
Film info
Film summary
From our bodies to the oceans and stars, everything is made of millions upon millions of tiny atoms. But what are atoms made of?Key facts
- The building blocks of all elements are called atoms.
- Atoms are composed of three types of particles: protons, neutrons and electrons.
- The number of protons and electrons balance.
- The atomic number is the number of protons in an atom.
Transcript
Every single thing around you is made of atoms.
The air you breathe... the Earth... your own body.
Atoms are the building blocks of all matter.
And it's hard to even imagine how small they are.
One tenth of a millionth of a millimetre across.
Atom size: 0.0000000001 m. 0.0000001 mm
There are ...
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