1 Arenât claimed as a tax dependent. 2  Turn down an offer of job-based coverage. 3  Under the health care law, you must have qualifying health coverage or pay a fee on your next federal tax return.  The penalty in 2016 is 2.5% of household income or $695 per adult (half of that per child), whichever is higher.
Noun. 1. kinetic theory - (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion. kinetic theory of gases. scientific theory-a theory that explains scientific observations; scientific theories must be falsifiable.
This article is about the historical models of the atom. For a history of the study of how atoms combine to form molecules, see History of molecular theory. In chemistry and physics, atomic theory is a scientific theory of the nature of matter, which states that matter is composed of discrete units called atoms.