Einstein Makes Things a Bit Weirder

Now, matter is what is made up of atoms. We’ve all heard about that. An atom is made up of a nucleus, consisting of protons and neutrons, and is orbited by electrons. Different elements, like hydrogen, gold, or whatever, are only different because they have different numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

It can sound weird at first, but that is the truth of it. Every element is made out of exactly the same stuff. As you can see by looking at a lump of carbon and comparing it to a lump of gold, how these little particles are configured in an atom makes them look and act very differently in the real world.

Einstein Makes Things a Bit Weirder

Now, we’ve all heard of Einstein and his most famous equation: E=mc2. Now, that all has to do with matter and energy and even the speed of light. We could have chapters on what that means, but we’ll stick to just one point.

Einstein proved that matter and energy are pretty much the same thing. Yes, they look and behave differently, but in the grand scheme of things, one can be turned into the other. This idea that matter and energy are so similar is about to be really

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important as we take a look at what quantum physics actually is. So, just keep that in mind for now.

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