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A __basic component of matter__

T __hat inspires scientists__

O __ ccupying their lives __

M __anipulating molecules__

**__//What are atoms?//__** //**~Atoms are the basic building blocks of matter that make up everyday objects. A desk, the air, even you are made up of atoms!~**//

//**__ 1836 Electrons = 1 Proton __**// //**~If an electron weighed the same as a dime, a proton would weigh the same as a gallon of milk.~**//

//**~Neutrons and protons have almost the same mass.~**//

//**~If a Hydrogen atom were drawn to scale, we would need a screen a mile wide in order to display the electron's orbit.~**// __//** <--- *1/2 mile each way to nearest electron* ---> **//__