Is everything made out of atoms?

Literally everything around us is composed of various mixtures of elements. And when atoms of two or more different elements are joined in chemical compounds, the effect on the properties of the resulting compound is amazing. read more

Everything you see that can be touched (so not light, for example) is made of atoms. As others have pointed out, atoms are made of sub-atomic particles and then there are theories about dark matter and anti-matter. read more

Atomic nuclei are made up of two types of particle: protons and neutrons. The number of positively charged protons in a nucleus is matched by the number of negative electrons orbiting outside it to define the element. But the neutrons are not just there to make up the numbers; they define the particular isotope of that element. read more

From mountains to stars and human beings, everything we see around us is made of tiny atoms. This is how we know they are there From mountains to stars and human beings, everything we see around us is made of tiny atoms. read more