No. It's actually not even close.
This smallest "thing" is the atom.
it is atom
The atom is the smallest unit containing a nucleus. However, this is not considered living. The smallest living thing in the world (besides viruses) are a parasitic Bacterium called Mycoplasma Gallicepticum.
No, the atom is not because its not even living
an atom
Atoms are considered the smallest building blocks of matter in the world. They are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons, which are even smaller particles.
The cell is the smallest living thing and an atom is the smallest non-living thing.
Atoms are considered the smallest particle of an element because if we subdivide an atom, we loose the chemical and physical properties of that element. The things that identify that atom as an atom of a given element will disappear.
Yes, an atom is considered a particle because it is the smallest unit of a chemical element that retains the properties of that element.
The smallest thing you could imagine - a dust grain, a molecule, an atom, a quark.
The smallest atom is hydrogen.
An atom is the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element.