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Atom Builder
How small can we go? The stuff you scrape off burnt toast is made primarily of atoms of carbon. But what makes up a carbon atom -- or any other atom? The first subatomic particle to be identified ...
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All about atoms
A quick run down to what makes up an atom, information about each type and what it is used for.
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Bohr's Atom
Part of the Physics2000 site explaining the Bhor Atom. These pages also include information on Energy Levels in the atom and atomic spectra.
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The Phantom's Portrait Parlor (the Atoms Family)
Well presented site which considers Phases of Matter, Spectroscope of an Atom, Paper Cutting and Mighty Molecules.
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All about atoms - What are atoms?
A brief tour of atoms showing electrons, protons and neutrons. There are some interesting fun facts to help visualize this challenging concept!
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Elements as Atoms
Many of the ideas of quantum mechanics which went into the model of the hydrogen atom can also be used to understand helium, oxygen, copper and iron - in fact all of the elements.
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Schroedinger's Atom
A very well designed page explaining Schroedinger's atom, with nice graphics showing the wave nature of electrons around the atom.
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The Atoms Family
With the Atoms Family learn about electricity, light, matter, waves, atoms, energy with fun activities and animations.
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Chemical Bond
Chemical compounds are formed by the joining of two or more atoms. A stable compound occurs when the total energy of the combination has lower energy than the separated atoms. The bound state implies ...
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Atom Builder
Fun little game that lets you build the components of a carbon atom.
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