Which Greek thinker named parmanu as atom?

Maharshi Kannada

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John Dalton

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Democritus.

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William Crooks

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Solution

The correct option is C
Democritus.

Parmanu was named as atom by a Greek thinker, Democritus.

John Dalton was an English chemist but didnot name it as atom.

Maharshi Kannada was an anceint Indian philosopher who named parmanu and anu(molecule).

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