ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Atom cluster

Okay kiddo, let's talk about atom clusters. Do you know what an atom is? It's a tiny little thing that makes up everything in the world - from you to your toys to the trees outside. Now, imagine you have a bunch of these atoms all clumped together. That's called an atom cluster.

Think of it like building with blocks. You can take one block and stack it on top of another block, and you have a little tower. Now imagine taking a whole bunch of blocks and stacking them together. You can make all kinds of shapes and structures. That's kind of like an atom cluster.

These clusters can be made up of different types of atoms, and they can be arranged in all sorts of ways. Scientists like to study these clusters because they can have unique properties that individual atoms don't have. It's like when you have a group of friends - you may all be similar, but when you're together, you can do things you couldn't do alone.

So, in summary, an atom cluster is a bunch of tiny little atoms clumped together, kind of like building blocks. They can be made up of different types of atoms and can have unique properties.