Democritus and dalton both proposed the concept of atoms. describe the method each of them used to reach the conclusion that atoms existed. how did democritus's method hamper the acceptance of his ideas

Democritus built up his thoughts regarding atoms through intellectual idea, while Dalton built up his thoughts by performing experiments and making careful estimations. Since Democritus utilized just idea and not controlled experiments, he had no detectable certainties to help his thoughts and no methods for testing his theories.

Democritus and Dalton both proposed the concept of atoms. Democritus developed his ideas about atoms  through intellectual thought, whereas Dalton  developed his ideas by performing experiments  and making careful measurements. Because  Democritus used only thought and not controlled  experiments, he had no observable facts to  support his ideas and no means of testing his theories.

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