________ proposed that an atom can neither be created nor be destroyed.
A
J. J. Thomson
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B
Neils Bohr
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C
John Dalton
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D
Ernest Rutherford
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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.