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why is Dalton credited with proposing the first atomic theory if Democrritus was talking about atoms 2,200 years earlier

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Answer:Why is Dalton credited with proposing the first atomic theory if Democritus was talking about atoms almost 2,200 years earlier?

- Democritus' ideas were not supported by evidence

- Dalton's theory was the first scientific theory because it relied on scientific investigative processes.

- Dalton's theory was supported by evidence and repeated investigation.

Explanation: 1: Democritus' ideas were not supported by evidence

2: Dalton's theory was the first scientific theory because it relied on scientific investigative processes.

3: Dalton's theory was supported by evidence and repeated investigation.

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