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How Atoms Work

A great explanation of atoms, including the development of atomic theory and the structure of the atom. From HowStuffWorks.com.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/atom.htm

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.

http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/phantom/index.html

All about atoms

Basic information about atoms and their structure, attractively presented and including some 'fun facts' about atoms.

http://www.jlab.org/services/pced/atomtour/index.html

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.

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/elements_as_atoms/index.html

The Atoms Family

With the Atoms Family learn about electricity, light, matter, waves, atoms, energy with fun activities and animations.

http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/index.html

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 ...

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/chemical/bond.html#c1

Ionic Bond

In chemical bonds, atoms can either transfer or share their valence electrons. In the extreme case where one or more atoms lose electrons and other atoms gain them in order to produce a noble gas ...