How are atoms associated with everyday things? It just dosen't make sense. I've Googled it but everything I've found has been incredibly dry and hasn't answered my question.
2007-02-26 07:46:23 · 5 answers · asked by sushi_lvr 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Well, I will try to help, Water is in everything around us. It is what we are made of mostly and life depends on the presence of water. Water is in the air, it comes out of the faucet. Water is H2O or dihydrogen monoxide meaning there is one atom of Oxygen to two atoms of Hydrogen. It really looks like this because of the bonding of the e-'s HOH. That is one example of how atoms are associated with everyday life. Another would be Calcium, Ca is in the bones of our bodies, it is in most of the cells of our bodies, and is used by the body when our muscles are being enervated for some task like walking to the lunch room to eat at which point, we use the muscles of our mouths to chew the food, and so on and so etc. I hope this gives you an ensight on stoms and everyday life
2007-02-26 08:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by honest abe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atoms _are_ everyday things. Atoms are the building blocks of everything (well, everything physical) in the universe. So, in the same way that buildings are built from bricks, and concrete, and wood beams, etc., we can say that all "stuff" is built from compounds, which are built from elements, which are built from atoms, which are built from protons, neutrons, electrons, etc. The details, are, of course, much more complex (ultimately, it becomes just some really boring, complicated math that no one except the top 50-100 physicists in the world understand), but the basic idea works for most purposes.
Now, if you question is, how does this help you in your everyday life, I'm not sure. It's good to know, in general, about how the world works, because it helps you better understand things that will actually matter to you. Knowing about particle physics/chemistry (the study of atoms and other things like atoms) can help you understand things like radioactivity, which you may need to know about for medical reasons.
2007-02-26 07:53:01 · answer #2 · answered by Qwyrx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well what about the colors of atoms ? you can mix atoms to make other colors , you can study the atoms so that you know how to make a certain color , for instance for your makeup, or for painting your hair. Isnt that interesting ?
2007-02-26 07:49:49 · answer #3 · answered by gjmb1960 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science is the study of anything and trying to explain how it works and its purpose. For example, mathematics which we use everyday, is the science of the properties of our numeral system.
2007-02-26 09:58:36 · answer #4 · answered by Matt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about the fact that you and everything you touch is made of atoms.
2007-02-26 08:10:02 · answer #5 · answered by Kory? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋