Please help me with these complicated science questions?

Question

1. We know that Democritus was right about atoms. So why did people ignore Democritus ideas for such a long time?

2. True or False/ By conducting experiments nd making observations, Dalton figured out that elements combine in random proportions because they're made of individual atoms.

3. John Dalton's theory states that atoms cannot be (3 reasons)

Answer 1

1) People ignored Democritus because Aristotle said Democritus was wrong, and most people favored Aristotle over Democritus.

2) False. They combine in DEFINITE proportions.

3) . . . cannot be subdivided in chemical reactions.