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How did robert boyles define an atom ?

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Boyle's definition of an element was based on the observation that many substances can be decomposed into simpler substances. ... They are therefore the elementary, or simplest, chemical substances. Thus, as Boyle pointed out, an element is any substance that cannot be decomposed into a simpler substance.

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He measured relationships between volume and pressure of gasses. From his expiraments he concluded that gasses are made up of tiny particles that group together to make different substances.


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