Who postulated that matter is made up of very small particles in 430 BC?

Democritus

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Aristotle

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Dalton

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Robert Brown

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The correct option is A Democritus
Democritus postulated that matter is made up of very tiny particles i.e atom. In approximately 430 B.C. Democritus coined the term atoms, which means “un-cuttable” or “the smallest indivisible particle of matter. They are homogeneous, contain no void and no interstices, and are in perpetual motion moving equally in all directions.

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