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Dear all,
can you help me, please?
If I want to describe the atom, should I say:
a) the atom is made up of electrons, neutrons and protons or
b) the atom is made of electrons, neutrons and protons?
are they both possible?
thank you,
elena
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26 May 2012
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cunliffe
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I prefer a) made up. It implies that there is more than one component, whereas I don �t think just �made of � does. |
26 May 2012
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ueslteacher
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I �d prefer consists of but since there �s no such option I would also go for is made up of.
Sophia |
26 May 2012
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yanogator
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I agree with Sophia on both points. We wouldn �t use "made of", because that is closer in meaning to "made from", meaning the parts that go into making a product. We don �t "make" or "build" an atom, so it isn �t "made of" anything. It consists of (or is made up of) protons, neutrons and electrons. Bruce |
26 May 2012
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