Atoms

You might want to ask what are atoms? Atoms are the smallest units of an element consisting of a dense, central, positively charged nucleus surrounded by a system of electrons, equal in number to the number of nuclear protons. An atom is also a unit of matter. In the 1800’s, John Dalton performed experiments with various chemicals that showed that matter consists of atoms. Everything is made up of atoms for example: air, water, desks and people.

Scientists have discovered that living things are mostly made from the atoms carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Now you may want to ask that how does that happen? Relax I have the answer or so I think. In order to find out how this really happens, my suggestion is that you take your laptop apart and then trying putting it back together. You will find a lot of small pieces put together to make one and that is how people are made too. We are made of small particles. The idea that everything is made up of atoms is fascinating and a bit scary but it’s the truth although no one has ever seen an atom. We have trained ourselves to believe in things that we see but not those that we do not see. In a few cases people believe without seeing but in the atoms case, people want to see in order to believe. In order to see the atom, you use experiments which result into not only explaining the process but they still do not show the real atom. In the humans’ case, our DNAs are made up of atoms. Science can explain what an atom is and how it’s made. The fact that we have atoms in us is a big topic for scientists to research and explain who a human is.