Vocabulary
das
Atom
/aˈtoːm/· noun· Pl. die Atome
atom; (in compounds) nuclear
Das Atom — the smallest unit of a chemical element; in compounds it means "nuclear" in politics and energy (die Atomkraft, das Atomkraftwerk, der Atomausstieg), where official and technical texts prefer Kern- (die Kernenergie).
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- Singular
- das Atom
- Plural
- die Atome
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- des Atoms
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Atom
atom (physics, chemistry)
Ein Wassermolekül besteht aus zwei Wasserstoffatomen und einem Sauerstoffatom.
A water molecule consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
Word family
Atomatomaratomic, nucleardie Atomkraftnuclear powerdie Atomenergienuclear energyder Atomausstiegnuclear phase-out
Common combinations
- Atome spaltento split atoms
- der Kern eines Atomsthe nucleus of an atom
- aus Atomen bestehento consist of atoms
Common learner mistakes
- der Atomdas AtomAtom is neuter: das Atom, die Atome; its compounds take the gender of their last part (die Atomkraft, das Atomkraftwerk).
Real examples
- Alle Stoffe bestehen aus winzigen Atomen, die man mit bloßem Auge nicht sehen kann.All substances consist of tiny atoms that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
- Bei der Kernspaltung wird der Kern eines Atoms in zwei kleinere Kerne zerlegt.In nuclear fission, the nucleus of an atom is split into two smaller nuclei.
- Ein Atom besteht aus einem positiv geladenen Kern und einer Hülle aus Elektronen.An atom consists of a positively charged nucleus and a shell of electrons.
