Research and describe one current application of the knowledge of the atom. This application can be in any field of your choice. This means the field can be scientific, such as medicine, or nonscientific, such as entertainment. The purpose of this assignment is to learn the relevance today for studying the structure of the atom and how gaining insight about it is still useful in a variety of ways.
The atom contains 3 components; protons, neutrons and electrons. Research how knowledge of any or all of them contributes to a practical use or invention today.
Your paper must be a minimum of 3 typed pages.
Please make sure to include:
1. Description of the use/ invention.
2. Any historical background including names of people or institutions that have developed it.
3. Why this use is important to you or others
Any Ideas???? Please me
It sounds to me as if you are to write two papers and I'm sure that is not right. What grade level? How about?
1. The electron and how it is used to scan the image for TV and put pictures on the screen.
2. The neutron in making radioisotopes and their use in
a. dating the age of xxxx.
b. medicine to study bone/muscle structure.
c. chemistry to determine the pathway (mechanism) of a reaction.
etc.
You can write chapters about any of these and books about some of them.