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History of atomic theory, an Uncommon card
Atomic theory is the scientific theory that matter is composed of particles called atoms.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 178
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 79,000
Power 178 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
History of atomic theory quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of atomic theory card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ of the word "atom" has changed over the years in response to scientific discoveries.
Answer
definition. The definition of the word "atom" has changed over the years in response to scientific discoveries. From the History of atomic theory article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Afrofuturism. Afrofuturism 110,000 · History of atomic theory 79,000 · Berkelium 62,000 · Holy Week in Ruvo di Puglia 1,200 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The definition of the word "atom" has changed over the years in response to scientific discoveries.
- Initially, it referred to a hypothetical fundamental particle of matter, too small to be seen by the naked eye, that could not be divided.
- Then the definition was refined to being the basic particles of the chemical elements, when chemists observed that elements seemed to combine with each other in ratios of small whole numbers.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of atomic theory article was read about 79,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, History of atomic theory (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Yzmo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
