- Elements are made of tiny particles called atoms.
- All atoms of a given element are identical.
- Atoms cannot be split, created, or destroyed.
- Atoms of different elements combine in simple whole-number ratios to form compounds.
- A chemical reaction is a rearrangement of atoms.
References
- "John Dalton": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dalton
- "Dalton's Atomic Theory": http://www.iun.edu/~cpanhd/C101webnotes/composition/dalton.html