[{"_1":2,"_197":-5,"_198":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4},"routes/word",{"_5":6,"_21":22,"_189":190,"_195":196},"entry",{"_7":8,"_9":8,"_10":-5,"_11":12,"_13":14,"_15":16,"_17":18,"_19":20},"headword","atom","slug","pronunciation","type","simple_noun","complexity","simple","totalCollocations",6,"avgFrequency",7.58,"languageVariants",[],"categories",[23,135,166],{"_24":25,"_9":26,"_27":28},"name","ADJECTIVE + NOUN","adjective-noun","collocations",[29,68,97,116],{"_30":31,"_32":33,"_9":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_45":46,"_67":-5},"collocation","carbon","phrase","carbon atom","carbon-atom","usage","An atom of the element carbon.","label","","frequency",{"_41":42,"_43":44},"score",8,"perMillion",15.2,"examples",[47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66],"A diamond is a crystal structure made entirely of carbon atoms.","A diamond is essentially a giant structure of bonded carbon atoms.","Life on Earth is based on the unique bonding properties of the carbon atom.","Each carbon atom has the unique ability to form four covalent bonds.","Scientists are studying how to manipulate a single carbon atom for nanotechnology.","The backbone of organic molecules consists of a chain of carbon atoms.","Each carbon atom in a graphene sheet is bonded to three others.","Life on Earth is fundamentally based on the versatility of the carbon atom.","A molecule of methane consists of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms.","Scientists have learned to manipulate a single carbon atom with precision.","The process of photosynthesis converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds, fixing carbon atoms into sugars.","Graphene's incredible strength comes from its single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice.","Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope that has two extra neutrons in its carbon atom nucleus.","How many protons and neutrons are in a stable carbon atom?","The ability of a carbon atom to form four covalent bonds is fundamental to organic chemistry.","The process of photosynthesis fixes a carbon atom from CO2 into an organic molecule.","How many protons are in a standard carbon atom?","In methane, a single carbon atom is bonded to four hydrogen atoms.","The buckminsterfullerene molecule is a sphere composed of sixty carbon atoms.","A radioactive carbon atom, like Carbon-14, is used in dating ancient artifacts.","translation",{"_30":69,"_32":70,"_9":71,"_35":72,"_37":38,"_39":73,"_45":76,"_67":-5},"nitrogen","nitrogen atom","nitrogen-atom","An atom of the element nitrogen.",{"_41":74,"_43":75},7,11.8,[77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96],"The ammonia molecule consists of one nitrogen atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms.","Each protein molecule contains numerous nitrogen atoms.","The amino group of every amino acid contains at least one nitrogen atom.","The double bond between two nitrogen atoms is very strong.","In the DNA base adenine, there are five nitrogen atoms within its two-ring structure.","A single nitrogen atom has seven protons in its nucleus.","The instability of this compound is due to the unusual bonding state of the central nitrogen atom.","In amino acids, a nitrogen atom is bonded to the alpha carbon.","A catalyst was used to replace a carbon atom with a nitrogen atom in the molecule's ring.","The presence of a nitrogen atom often indicates an organic compound.","The diagram clearly shows the covalent bond between the carbon atom and the nitrogen atom.","The nitrogen atom is essential for forming peptide bonds.","Nitrogen-14 is a stable isotope, with its nucleus containing seven protons and seven neutrons in each nitrogen atom.","Understanding the behavior of a nitrogen atom is crucial in biochemistry.","The properties of the polymer are significantly altered by the presence of a single nitrogen atom in each monomer unit.","Scientists studied how the nitrogen atom interacts with other elements.","The scientist's model tracked the path of a single nitrogen atom through the complex reaction.","The unique electron configuration of a nitrogen atom gives it special properties.","The chemical formula for nitrous oxide, N₂O, indicates two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom per molecule.","Ammonia is formed when three hydrogen atoms bond with one nitrogen atom.",{"_30":98,"_32":99,"_9":100,"_35":101,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_45":105,"_67":-5},"charged","charged atom","charged-atom","Refers to an atom that has a net positive or negative electric charge.",{"_41":103,"_43":104},6.5,0.8,[106,107,108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115],"An ion is, by definition, a charged atom or molecule.","When a neutral atom loses an electron, it becomes a positively charged atom.","Gaining an electron will turn a neutral atom into a negatively charged atom.","In plasma physics, we study the behavior of charged atoms and electrons.","An ionic bond is the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged atoms.","The mass spectrometer separates ions based on the mass-to-charge ratio of each charged atom.","A single charged atom can be trapped and studied using electric fields.","How much energy is required to create a charged atom from helium?","The liquid contained a solution of salt, which dissociates into charged atoms.","A cloud chamber can make the path of a charged atom visible.",{"_30":117,"_32":118,"_9":119,"_35":120,"_37":38,"_39":121,"_45":124,"_67":-5},"unstable","unstable atom","unstable-atom","Refers to a radioactive atom that is likely to decay.",{"_41":122,"_43":123},5.5,0.5,[125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132,133,134],"An unstable atom will eventually decay, releasing energy in the process.","Carbon-14 is a well-known example of an unstable atom used in radiometric dating.","The nucleus of an unstable atom transforms into a more stable configuration by emitting radiation.","Nuclear reactors harness the energy released from billions of unstable atoms splitting apart.","Having too many or too few neutrons can make an atom unstable.","Scientists predict how long it will take for this particular unstable atom to decay.","If an atom is unstable, it is considered radioactive.","The experiment focused on observing the decay chain that began with a single unstable atom.","Each unstable atom has a characteristic half-life, which is the time it takes for half of a sample to decay.","Detecting the particles emitted by an unstable atom requires sensitive equipment.",{"_24":136,"_9":137,"_27":138},"ATOM + NOUN","atom-noun",[139],{"_30":140,"_32":141,"_9":142,"_35":143,"_37":38,"_39":144,"_45":147,"_67":-5},"bomb","atom bomb","atom-bomb","A bomb that derives its destructive power from the rapid release of nuclear energy.",{"_41":145,"_43":146},9.5,3.5,[148,148,149,150,150,151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161,162,163,164,165],"The first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.","The destructive power of an atom bomb is almost incomprehensible.","Scientists on the Manhattan Project worked to develop the atom bomb.","The destructive power of a single atom bomb can destroy an entire city.","International treaties aim to prevent the proliferation of the atom bomb.","The world feared the potential use of an atom bomb during the Cold War.","A single atom bomb could destroy an entire city in seconds.","The museum has an exhibit on the history of the atom bomb.","Fear of the atom bomb dominated global politics throughout the Cold War.","The documentary explained the physics behind the atom bomb.","The film explores the moral crisis of the man who invented the atom bomb.","International treaties were created to limit the spread of the atom bomb.","An atom bomb releases energy through nuclear fission.","He wrote a book about the moral implications of creating the atom bomb.","His grandfather was a survivor of the atom bomb attack.","The threat of the atom bomb shaped global politics for over half a century.","The creation of the atom bomb forever changed the nature of warfare.","Survivors of the atom bomb shared their stories to promote peace.",{"_24":167,"_9":168,"_27":169},"VERB + ATOM","verb-atom",[170],{"_30":171,"_32":172,"_9":173,"_35":174,"_37":38,"_39":175,"_45":178,"_67":-5},"split","split the atom","split-the-atom","To cause an atom to undergo nuclear fission, releasing energy.",{"_41":176,"_43":177},9,2.1,[179,180,181,182,183,184,185,186,187,188],"Ernest Rutherford is credited as the first person to split the atom.","When you split an atom, a tremendous amount of energy is released.","The Manhattan Project's goal was to split the atom and create a weapon of unprecedented power.","Scientists soon realized that splitting the atom had implications for both warfare and peaceful energy.","Nuclear power plants generate electricity by controllably splitting atoms of uranium.","The main challenge wasn't just to split the atom, but to sustain a chain reaction.","It was a groundbreaking achievement when scientists first split the atom in a laboratory.","The power to split the atom ushered in a new era of physics and global politics.","Future research aims to find more efficient methods for splitting atoms.","Once the atom had been successfully split, the nuclear age had truly begun.","relatedEntries",{"_191":192,"_193":194},"asSubject",[],"asObject",[],"serverTranslations",{},"actionData","errors"]