1. Jöns Jacob Berzelius was the first scientist to systematically use symbols for elements, introducing them in his 1813 textbook, allowing for concise representation and communication in chemistry.

    Jöns Jacob Berzelius was the first scientist to systematically use symbols for elements, introducing them in his 1813 textbook, allowing for concise representation and communication in chemistry.

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  2. A wright, roughly one-ten-thousandth of a millimeter thick, would require trillions of atoms stacked together, depending on the size and arrangement of the atoms involved.

    A wright, roughly one-ten-thousandth of a millimeter thick, would require trillions of atoms stacked together, depending on the size and arrangement of the atoms involved.

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  3. Atoms are the fundamental building blocks of matter, akin to bricks in a mason's wall or grains of sand in an ant-hill, forming the foundation of all substances.

    Atoms are the fundamental building blocks of matter, akin to bricks in a mason’s wall or grains of sand in an ant-hill, forming the foundation of all substances.

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  4. Atoms are incredibly small compared to everyday objects, like a grain of sand in relation to a mountain. Their size is on the order of billionths of a meter.

    Atoms are incredibly small compared to everyday objects, like a grain of sand in relation to a mountain. Their size is on the order of billionths of a meter.

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  5. Atoms are the fundamental constituents of all matter, composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons. These particles combine to form various elements, molecules, and substances in the universe.

    Atoms are the fundamental constituents of all matter, composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons. These particles combine to form various elements, molecules, and substances in the universe.

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