Give the salient features of “Modern atomic theory”.
- An atom is no longer indivisible.
- Atomic can differ amongst atoms of the .
- Atoms of different elements may have the .
- Atoms of one element can be transmuted into atoms of other elements. In other words, an atom is no longer indestructible.
- Atoms may not always combine in a simple whole-number ratio.
- The atom is the smallest particle involved in a chemical reaction.
- The mass of an atom can be converted into . [].