Werner Heisenberg portrait and attributed quotation

Chapter Eight: Atoms

I know that you know that the atom is the basic unit of matter. But how do we know what the structure of an atom looks like? And why, if the structure of all atoms is the same, are there so many different types of elements?

Would it surprise you if I said it all comes down to the energy? (Narrator: No one was surprised.)

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PHYS 1400: Physical Science for General Education

CRNs 33101 and 33102

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