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Tiny Balls in Everything

Everything you can see around you is made of atoms. Each atom has a heavy middle with lighter parts moving around it.

In the picture

  1. The dense core, a tight cluster of packed particles
  2. A light particle circling the core on a thin ring
  3. A leaf seen as a mosaic of identical tiny spheres
  4. A stone seen as a mosaic of identical tiny spheres

Examples

  • A grain of salt
  • A drop of water

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Chemistry, Age 11