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Are there ever atoms being added to the universe? If not could we in the future be able to follow an atom through several different changes that it might experience?
In stars, simpler atoms are fused into more complex atoms eg. H fuses into He and heavier elements - but we have all the matter we're ever gonig to have.cody628496 said:Are there ever atoms being added to the universe?
Uh sure. Why not?cody628496 said:If not could we in the future be able to follow an atom through several different changes that it might experience?
cody628496 said:What would be the implications of tracking an atom what could that prove?
cody628496 said:By tracking i mean for the life of the atom. You said that all of the atoms that will be are here, that means that atoms are very old and they have been through many changes in their lifetime. I guess I am just curious about the history of atoms and how they have stayed the same essentially since the beginning of time. Very durable little things
cody628496 said:If everything was mostly hydrogen in the beginning then wouldn't the universe have condensed instead of expanded as protons and nuetrons came together making more massive elements? Just wondering
cody628496 said:By tracking i mean for the life of the atom. You said that all of the atoms that will be are here, that means that atoms are very old and they have been through many changes in their lifetime. I guess I am just curious about the history of atoms and how they have stayed the same essentially since the beginning of time. Very durable little things
cody628496 said:Ok so we could never track an atom so we would never know what that might tell us about the exact interaction it has as it moves about the universe. Thank you Dave for educating me on the beginning of the universe and how the first elements may have came together. Do we know how the atoms of the universe started over all, would the religous view be the easiest way to explain that? Because Dave says that the initial element was hydrogen but how did that atom begin, Where did the material that makes the universe come from!?
cody628496 said:Do we know how the atoms of the universe started over all, would the religous view be the easiest way to explain that? Because Dave says that the initial element was hydrogen but how did that atom begin, Where did the material that makes the universe come from!?
ryan_m_b said:If you want to learn more start http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang" [Broken] and work your way up.
An atom is the smallest unit of a chemical element that retains the properties of that element. It is made up of a nucleus, which contains protons and neutrons, and electrons that orbit the nucleus.
Atoms are not added to the universe, they are constantly recycled through various processes such as stellar nucleosynthesis, supernova explosions, and radioactive decay. This means that the atoms we have on Earth today have been around since the beginning of the universe.
The structure and behavior of atoms can be changed through various processes such as chemical reactions, nuclear reactions, and physical changes such as heating or cooling. These changes can result in the formation of new substances or the release of energy.
Atoms are the building blocks of matter and are essential for all forms of life. They make up everything we see and touch, from the air we breathe to the food we eat. Understanding the behavior and properties of atoms is crucial in fields such as chemistry, physics, and biology.
Atoms cannot be destroyed, they can only be transformed into different forms through nuclear reactions. The law of conservation of mass states that matter cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed. So while atoms may change, the total number of atoms in the universe remains constant.