This question tests knowledge of the etymology of scientific terms, specifically the origin of the word "atom."
The word atom is from a Greek word meaning
Asked in Section Officer(LDCE) 2021 22 2021 · Topic: Nuclear Physics (Basic properties of nuclei: size, shape, charge, mass, spin, magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole moments.)
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