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TITORY OF ATOY
91 very complex mechanism with a number of different particles, a thousand times smaller than the 'atom' itself Hirst there were electrons and protons but as more progress was made it was established that even proton is not an elementary particle but consists of neutron and a positron Electron is the smallest particle of all those discovered so far, but the scientists dare not pronounce even this as the ultimate or indivisible And if they do, the chaces are that they will be proved wrong in the near future According to the definition of Jainology an electron is not 'Paramanu' because it is subject to the actions and experiments of men Electrons can now-a-days be plucked from here and attached there so easily New artificial elements like the 92 natural ones, and their isotopes are created by increasing or decreasing the number of neutrons from the nucleus of atoms. Neutrons are used as bullets for splitting the nuclei Sometimes they go right through the nucleus and sometimes they are caught there and become attached to the nuclei. eg. when a neutron is caught by the nucleus of uranium its weight becomes 239 from 238 Such actions have resulted in the production of Neptunium and Plutonum, 93rd and 94th artificial chemical elements. According to the definition of Jainology none of these particles which are contained by an atom can be the ultimate indivisible or paramanu , but aggregates consisting of countless number or even infinite paramanus It is a matter of presumption only that electron etc are indivisible. Such a presumption
