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Who was the first to state the concept of an atom? Neils Bohr John Dalton Ernest Rutherford Democritus

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Democritus was the first to think of an atom.
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Answer: Democritus

Step-by-step explanation:

In early 15th century, Democritus and Leucippus proposed that matter is indivisible building blocks. Greeks called these particles as an atomos which means that indivisible.

Later it is modified as an atom.

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