Who said atoms can neither created nor destroyed?

John Dalton
A theory of chemical combination, first stated by John Dalton in 1803. It involves the following postulates: (1) Elements consist of indivisible small particles (atoms). (2) All atoms of the same element are identical; different elements have different types of atom. (3) Atoms can neither be created nor destroyed.

Why can energy not be created or destroyed?

The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed – only converted from one form of energy to another. This means that a system always has the same amount of energy, unless it’s added from the outside.

What would happen if you destroyed an atom?

A lot of this has to do with the idea that matter and energy are essentially the same and that when you ‘destroy’ an atom you simply release the energy which binds the particles which form the atom together and in doing so you will see the atom turn into a bunch of particles and a burst of energy, all of which could …

Can atoms be broken?

Under normal circumstances an atom can be broken down into any smaller particles, but we humans, have devised ways to break the atom apart. That is the entire basis of the atom bomb, particle colliders, and quarks. It takes high speed, high energy smashing of particles to break an atom.

Why do we say energy Cannot be created or destroyed isn’t energy created in a light bulb?

The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed – only converted from one form of energy to another. This means that a system always has the same amount of energy, unless it’s added from the outside. The only way to use energy is to transform energy from one form to another.

Can energy actually be created or destroyed?

First Law of Thermodynamics: Energy can be changed from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed. The total amount of energy and matter in the Universe remains constant, merely changing from one form to another. In the process of energy transfer, some energy will dissipate as heat.