Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Why

Why do we need to know the properties of atoms?

17 comments:

*Traci K.* said...

I wasn't quite sure about the properties of atoms, so I searched it. From what I got, it is important to know he different properties of atoms because then you can tell them apart. You will be able to distinguish between electrons, neutrons, and protons, the three different kinds of atoms.
If you know their properties and can tell them apart, you are smart.

daryn(: said...

We mostly need to know them right now because we are in school and have a lot of tests over it. But it is also important for life too becuase then you can help other people, or if you go into the medical field or crime scene investigation or something...

~*Rikki*~ said...

Well it would obviously be easier to tell apart. You could find how mny electrons, neutrons, and protons each one has. It also helps you identify the elements in the periodic table a lot easier.

:) Bryanna Dawn (: said...

You need to know them so you can tell them apart from other atoms and other things. You need to know that so you don't think that an atom is something else and you like classify it differently when you are doing a lab or project or something.

Anonymous said...

Well you proabably need to know the difference between them but i really dont know myself why or what the different properties of a so called atom is. so yeah

EmKay said...

We need to know the different propertys of atoms so you can tell the different types of atoms apart. You need to know the different ones because they all do different things. If you dont know them and you need to it would be bad because they are all different and if you get them mixed up then you are in some trouble.

dreenaa. said...

well we need to know them so we can know the difference between the atoms and their properties. also because we have tests over them and want to get a good grade. it also helps you identify the elements in the periodic table easier. You will tell the difference between electrons, neutrons, and protons.

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~*Kacy*~ said...

Well, you need to know the properties of atoms because they are what you learn in school and you get tested over them a lot. I don't know much about them to be honest though. I just know that their are 3 different kinds of atoms.

':=:L^O^G^A^N:=:' said...

Well i think the main reason is that we are still in school and will be tested on it. Besides that thiugh it is the smallest state of matter. Also we use controlled splitting of atoms for nucular power. We also should know about the splitting of many atoms in a bomb know as an atom bomb, which had the force to demolish hiroshima and leaves behind dangerous raidiation.

roxmysox29 said...

you need to know them because then you could tell them apart and you could see how many electrons and nuetron are in each one.

Anonymous said...

Right now its important because we are in school and we have to learn it. It is also important to be able to tell between electrons, neutrons, and protons. It would also be important when your older if you go to a job and you need to know it.

.Katlyn. said...

We need to know this because its what we are probably going to do next in science, and also you will then be able to tell the difference bewteen protons, neutrons and electrons.

lj_bierman said...

We nee to know the different properties of atoms because that way you can tell them apart. You need to know the difference between a electron, neutron, and ions because we will probably test on it. It is also importan to know because atoms make up everything and that is pretty important.

Mal said...

Well, I think that we would need to know them because everything is made of atoms. You need to be albe to tell the protons and neutrons apart, just b/c they are very different. Also because of the section and chapters we are on as a class. It is important to know these things for your own referance and for school b/c then it makes everything easier.

Anonymous said...

we need to know the property of atoms so we can know one from one. And to know how many electrons, neutrons, and protons are in them. And because atoms are in every living thing so we should know what they are. Because we are made up of them.

Anonymous said...

We need to know them because we are in school and we ate tested on them. We might need then later in life like when we go to college. Also if you get a job in like science or something you would need to know them.