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CONTENTS
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Introduction Pronunciation Abbreviations
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CHAPTER I ATOM IN MODERN SCIENCE Introductory Section I Ancient Development
o Atom in Greek Philosophy o The Atomists
o Western Science: Cartesian Division Section II Modern Science A. Mechanics and Electrodynamics
o Classical Physics o Discovery of Electromagnetic Phenomena
- Electromagnetic Radiation - Light B. Structure of Atom
o Planetary Model o Bohr's Theory of Atom
o Constituents of Atom Section III New Physics
o Dual Nature of Matter o Quantum Physics o The New Atomic Model o Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle • Subatomic Level : The Heart of the Atom o Forces Known in Nature o Particle Physics o High Energy Physics • Order beneath Chaos o Characteristics of Subatomic Particles
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