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∙ 12y agoAn atom is the smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element. Each atom consists of a nucleus containing protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons that determine the element's chemical behavior.
The smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element is called an atom.
a molecule
The smallest particle of matter that retains the properties of the element of which it is a sample.
An atom is the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element. The atom consists of a certain amount of electrons, protons and usually neutrons. The amount of each of these sub-atomic particles is what makes an element. No Sub-Atomic Particles have any characterisitics of an element. It is the collective arrangement of electrons and protons (and usually neutrons) which gives an element its characteristics. An atom is the smallest particle that has elemental characteristics.
The molecule is the smallest particle of a compound that retains its chemical properties. A molecule consists of two or more atoms bonded together. Each molecule has a unique set of properties determined by the types of atoms present and their arrangement.
Another name for an atom is "elementary particle."
The smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element is called an atom.
Atom
The smallest particle of an element that still has the properties of that element is an atom. Atoms are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons, and they retain the chemical properties of the element they represent.
a molecule
An atom is the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of the element.
smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element.
The smallest particle of matter is called an atom. It is the basic unit of a chemical element and retains the properties of that element.
An atom. Anything smaller is an atomic particle from which all elements are made.An atom is the smallest particle of an element that has properties of that element.An atom is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element.
An atom
A molecule is the smallest part of a compound that still retains the properties of said compound. As the atom is the smallest particle of an element into which it can be divided and still retain all the properties of that element, the molecule is the atom's analog for a compound.
The smallest particle of matter that retains the properties of the element of which it is a sample.