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________ proposed that an atom can neither be created nor be destroyed.

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J. J. Thomson
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Ernest Rutherford
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John Dalton
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Neils Bohr
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Solution

The correct option is C John Dalton
According to Dalton's atomic theory, an atom is the smallest particle participating in a chemical reaction. An atom is indivisible and indestructible i.e. an atom can neither be created nor destroyed.

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