Question

Check the statements that are a part of the Early Atomic Theory. Check all of the boxes that apply

Scientists believe that the atom is made up of elements.

Atoms combine in whole number ratios to form compounds.

Atoms cannot be created or destroyed during a chemical reaction.

Answer 1

Check the last two boxes.

- Atoms combine in whole-number ratios to form compounds. — True (part of early atomic theory).
- Atoms cannot be created or destroyed during a chemical reaction. — True (part of early atomic theory).

The first statement is incorrect for early atomic theory: it reverses the relationship. Early atomic theory says elements are made of atoms, not that atoms are made up of elements.