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Who coined the term atom?
Who coined the term atom?
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The correct option is A Democritus
There was a brilliant philosopher named Democritus (around 400 B.C.), and he proposed the Greek word atomos, which means uncuttable. And so as he explained, all matter was eventually reducible to discrete, small particles or atomos. The word atom arrived from this Greek word.
Democritus
There was a brilliant philosopher named Democritus (around 400 B.C.), and he proposed the Greek word atomos, which means uncuttable. And so as he explained, all matter was eventually reducible to discrete, small particles or atomos. The word atom arrived from this Greek word.
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