Does dark matter function atomically ?

Answer 1

No. If it did we would be able to detect it directly.

Answer 2

Dark matter is just a theoretical construction to explain observations being made with the rotation of galaxies.
some scientists try to find it and have a hard time doing so.
it seems that it if it exists, it does not work the way we think atoms work, but do have an influence on atoms.
other scientists say there's something wrong with the newtonian law's about gravity, it should be variable to explain the observations, and one could remove dark matter from the list.
i think we need to stay tuned and see what new discoveries they make.

Answer 3

Maybe not, but not known for sure.

In astrophysics, dark matter is matter that does not emit or reflect enough electromagnetic radiation (such as light, X-rays and so on) to be detected directly, but whose presence may be inferred from its gravitational effects on visible matter.

The composition of dark matter is unknown, but may include new elementary particles such as WIMPs and axions, ordinary and heavy neutrinos, dwarf stars and planets collectively called MACHOs, and clouds of nonluminous gas. Current evidence favors models in which the primary component of dark matter is new elementary particles, collectively called nonbaryonic dark matter.

If the theories hold, then there is a particle mature to dark matter, not elemental atoms.

Answer 4

Actually nobody knows! There are all kinds of theories about what dark matter is, including exotic, unknown kinds of matter. Even then it's hard to imagine any kind of matter not composed of atoms.

Answer 5

seeing as nobody knows what it is, how would anybody know?