individual atom

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individual
adjective
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/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
existing and considered separately from the other things or people in ...
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atom
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæt.əm/us
/ˈæt̬.əm/
the smallest unit of any chemical element, consisting of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. Atoms can combine to form ...
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(Definition ofindividualandatomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It could be added that atomic weight is often not truly atomic either, as it does not correspond to the property of anyindividualatom.
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Thus, theindividualatomis replaced by a never-ending ontological process of individuation.
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These electrons are bound to the metal lattice but no longer to anindividualatom.
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It is the volume occupied by anindividualatom(or molecule).
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These raise the field at the tip of the specimen such that individual atoms are ionised and removed.
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The idea is that uncertainty is always associated with individual atoms (or their conjunctions and disjunctions), while the rules or clauses are always kept classical.
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The basic assumption of this model is that individual atoms inside the cluster are ionized through direct field ionization.
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Incoherent scattering can be understood as waves scattered independently by individual atoms and interfering with themselves during a time-course which is defined in practice by the instrumental resolution.
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This splitting reintroduces the problem that no information is exchanged between different components of a leaf, however, the components are now conjuncts instead of individual atoms.
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Using nanotechnology, however, holes are built up using individual atoms or molecules.
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They operate through physical interactions between an extremely ultra-fine tip on the microscope and individual atoms on a surface, whatever that might be.
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Note that the dipole-dipole interaction between two individual atoms is usually zero, since atoms rarely carry a permanent dipole.
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These simple movements in the three dimensions of space mean individual atoms have three translational degrees of freedom.
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In paramagnetic materials, the magnetic dipole moments of individual atoms spontaneously align with an externally applied magnetic field.
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These pieces can be either individual atoms or molecular fragments.
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Carbonyls are metal - ligand complexes where carbon monoxide is bonded in a pendant ligand structure to individual atoms of metals such as iron and nickel.
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With this resolution, individual atoms within materials are routinely imaged and manipulated.
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Trapping atoms with this method allows scientists to study individual atoms with great accuracy.
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The renewed interest expressed itself in new experiments with new technical methods, on individual quantum systems, individual atoms, electrons and photons.
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