was pure speculation, and was much too general to be useful. Dalton’s
atomic theory, however, was a hypothesis that explained many facts in a
simple and reasonable way.
Dalton stated the hypothesis that elements consist
o f atoms, all of the
atoms o f one element being identical*, and that compounds result from
the combination of atoms of two or more elements, cach in definite number.
In this way, he could give a simple explanation of the law of conservation
of mass and o f the law of constant proportions.
Упр. 3. Передайте основное содержание текста в нескольких пред
ложениях.
Упр. 4. Составьте план текста.
Упр. 5. Прочтите предложения н скажите, соответствуют ли они
содержанию текста. Если нет, исправьте их.
1. The Greek philosopher Democritus was the first who stated that
matter is composed of atoms. 2. The atoms were considered to be small
indivisible particles. 3. The atoms of different substanccs were considered
by Democritus to be different. 4. The atomic theory o f Democritus was
not useful bccausc it was too general. 5. Dalton stated that all of the atoms
of one element were the same.
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. Dalton could not explain the law o f
conservation of mass.
Упр. 6. Найдите в тексте предложения с описанием того, как Демок
рит представлял себе атомы, и переведите их на русский язык.
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