Well, my dear curious human, the fact that atoms can be separated without chemical reactions is no secret. It's like when you have a bowl of cereal and you want to eat the marshmallows separate from the boring, healthy bits. You can just pick out the marshmallows without changing the nature of the cereal. Similarly, scientists have found clever ways to separate atoms using methods like distillation, filtration, and good old-fashioned brute force. So, atoms have their own mind, they don't always have to stick together like peanut butter and jelly!
