What are atoms and matter made of?

Answer 1

Matter and energy are equivalent - Einstein proved E=MC2 which means Energy (E)= mass(M) x the speed of light (C) squared. Note the speed of light is a VERY big number (299792458 m / s).

So basically matter is a solid form of energy.

This solid energy forms small particles (subatomic particles) which combine together to form "Atoms".

Atoms may contain different amounts of these subatomic particles and this difference gives rise to the roughly 100 "Elements" we find on the Periodic Table of the Elements.

Elements can join together chemically to form "Compounds". The arrangement of Atoms of the various Elements in a Compound allows an effectively infinite number of different possible Compounds.

Answer 2

Matter and energy are equivalent - Einstein proved E=MC2 which means Energy (E)= mass(M) x the speed of light (C) squared. Note the speed of light is a VERY big number (299792458 m / s).

So basically matter is a solid form of energy.

This solid energy forms small particles (subatomic particles) which combine together to form "Atoms".

Atoms may contain different amounts of these subatomic particles and this difference gives rise to the roughly 100 "Elements" we find on the Periodic Table of the Elements.

Elements can join together chemically to form "Compounds". The arrangement of Atoms of the various Elements in a Compound allows an effectively infinite number of different possible Compounds.

Answer 3

Atoms are the basic building blocks of ordinary matter. Atoms can join together to form molecules, which in turn form most of the objects around you.

Atoms are composed of particles called protons, electrons and neutrons. Protons carry a positive electrical charge, electrons carry a negative electrical charge and neutrons carry no electrical charge at all. The protons and neutrons cluster together in the central part of the atom, called the nucleus, and the electrons 'orbit' the nucleus. A particular atom will have the same number of protons and electrons and most atoms have at least as many neutrons as protons.

Protons and neutrons are both composed of other particles called quarks and gluons. Protons contain two 'up' quarks and one 'down' quark while neutrons contain one 'up' quark and two 'down' quarks. The gluons are responsible for binding the quarks to one another.

Answer 4

it is made of molucules and the atom is made of molecules

Answer 5

Fundamental particles ... quarks and leptons.

Answer 6

everything