Everything in the world is made up of atoms. These tiny particles join together to form molecules. Some molecules are tiny. For example, one molecule of water has only two hydrogen atoms joined to one oxygen atom. However, other molecules grow into giant structures built from billions of atoms. Living things, such as the human body, are made from networks of molecules. Understanding the seemingly invisible world of atoms is very important.
Atoms in Chemistry: From Dalton's Predecessors to Complex Atoms and Beyond
"Atoms in Chemistry: From Dalton's Predecessors to Complex Atoms and Beyond" - the 1044th volume of the ACS Symposium Series contains presentations from a symposium titled "200 Years of Atoms in Chemistry: From Dalton's Atoms to Nanotechnology," held at the 236th national meeting of ACS in Philadelphia in August 2008.
Best-selling author Bill Robertson takes a fresh approach to chemistry fundamentals by helping you understand them from the ground up. Instead of hounding you to memorize the characteristics of atoms and the periodic table, Chemistry Basics will help you see those characteristics as a natural consequence
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy - Atoms
Using analogies easily understood by students, Bill Nye continues his unique explorations of scientific subjects in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Atoms and Molecules. In this program, he emphasizes the smallness of atoms and offers an explanation of how everything in the world is made up of these building blocks. Deploring the dry lecture style of typical classrooms, Nye's mix of in-your-face humor, music, and zany antics is an attempt to keep students interested.
One way to understand the world is to look at its most basic building blocks. All the substances in the world are made up of atoms, which interact with each other by exchanging or sharing electrons. All atoms can be organized into the periodic table of the elements, which groups atoms by their chemical properties. Deep within the atom lies the nucleus, which itself contains the elementary particles called quarks. By building powerful particle accelerators and enormous detectors, physicists are able to probe the most fundamental constituents of matter. The Nature of Matter is a compelling guide that identifies the essential qualities and characteristics by which matter is recognized.
