alleryWho proposed the atomic theory?
AFaraday
BDalton
CProust
DNewton
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Dalton
1. The theory explains why substances combine in fixed proportions.
2. It was set out as a list of postulates.
3. John Dalton proposed his atomic theory.
4. So the answer is Dalton.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 9 'Atomic Foundations of Matter'_
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