No. It's actually not even close.
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.
This smallest "thing" is the atom.
it is atom
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.
An atom is the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element.
An atom. In a sample of copper, for instance, the smallest unit of copper that is still considered copper is a single atom of copper.