Question

Dalton believed that atoms were indivisible. Thomson and Rutherford helped to show that this was not true. What if atoms were indivisible? How would this affect the types of reactions you have learned about in this chapter?

Short answer

If Dalton was correct, only addition or removalof atoms was possible.

Step-by-step solution

Atom

The atom is the smallest unit of matter that may be divided without releasing electrically charged particles. It's also the smallest unit of matter with chemical element features. As a result, the atom is the fundamental unit of chemistry.

Explanation

Atoms, according to Dalton, were indivisible. There would be no electrons, neutrons, or protons if atoms were indivisible. Because chemical ties include the sharing or transfer of electrons, there would be no idea of chemical bonding.

Chemical compounds are collections of atoms if atoms are indivisible. One atom from one group of atoms (a compound) joins another group of atoms in a chemical reaction (compound). There was no way to oxidise or reduce the material. Chemical reactions in this scenario solely entail the addition or removal of atoms.

Only atom addition and removal were conceivable if Dolton was accurate.