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Name: james k taylor
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Is there a possibility that: the molecular structure of an atom is to the structure of the known universe as the structure of the known universe may be but an atom of a much larger universe?

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I have no idea what the word "possible" means. It is not ordinarily used in scientific discussions.

There is no known relationship between atomic structure and the "structure" of the universe (whatever that means).

J Lu

Right, and of course an atom does not have "molecular" structure. Molecules are made of atoms, and the three-dimensional arrangement of a molecule's nuclear positions is what scientists mean by "molecular structure."

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