Can things get smaller forever?

Objects are getting smaller as the speed increases. Light speed itself is an asymptotically value. This means that speed can increase, but there is impossible to reach light speed. This implies that objects can shrink forever if they accelerate towards light speed.

Can atoms be divided into smaller parts?

Atoms can be combined with other atoms to form molecules. However, they cannot be divided into smaller parts by ordinary means. Each individual atom is made up of smaller particles called electrons, protons and neutrons. These are known as subatomic particles.

Can an atom be created?

Atoms cannot be created or destroyed. Atoms of different elements may combine with each other in a fixed, simple, whole number ratios to form compound atoms. Atoms of same element can combine in more than one ratio to form two or more compounds.

Can quarks be created?

To answer the question simply, the answer is “Yes” we can and do make quarks every day. Quarks are not true atoms in the ancient greek sense, they are, like all matter, physical manifestations of a field. All that is needed to create quarks is a high-enough concentration of energy.

Can you shrink a human?

Scientists say it’s not really possible to shrink people “at the cellular level” like this, but there are real ways to make humans smaller that could help offset carbon emissions.

Why can’t atoms be divided into smaller pieces?

All matter is made of atoms. 2. Atoms cannot be created nor destroyed, and they are indestructible; they cannot be broken into smaller parts. This was based on the Law of Conservation of Mass.

How can atoms be broken down into smaller particles?

Under normal circumstances an atom can be broken down into any smaller particles, but we humans, have devised ways to break the atom apart. That is the entire basis of the atom bomb, particle colliders, and quarks. It takes high speed, high energy smashing of particles to break an atom.

What is an atom for kids?

The atom is the basic building block for all matter in the universe. Atoms are extremely small and are made up of a few even smaller particles. The basic particles that make up an atom are electrons, protons, and neutrons. Atoms fit together with other atoms to make up matter.

How were quarks created?

1 The big bang and the micro bang A visualization of a high-energy collision between two lead nuclei in a ‘micro bang’ leading to the formation of a quark–gluon plasma. This new state of matter survives in the laboratory for 4 x 1023 seconds before it explodes.