1.particles of matter move continously
2.particles of matter attract each other
3.particles of matter have space between them
The above answers are questionable. #2 is just not true at all as a universal rule (2 protons for example will repel each other). So let me present these:
There are more... but those are the big ones.
Mass, spin and charge.
An atom is the smallest building block of matter that retains the characteristics of that matter.
The smallest particle of matter still retaining the elemental properties of matter is an atom. Atoms have building blocks, and they are protons, electrons and neutrons. But the atom, because it is made of these elemental building blocks, is the furthest we can break matter down and retain the elemental structure.We can further break down the building blocks of matter, the particles that make up the atom, but the resultant particles are not stable. They spontaneously go through changes and disappear.It is not an atom it is a quark
An atom is the smallest particle of an element that still has the chemical characteristics of that element
subatomic particle
How will you justify that inter particle space are present in matter
An atom is the smallest building block of matter that retains the characteristics of that matter.
An atom is the smallest building block of matter that retains the characteristics of that matter.
An atom is the smallest building block of matter that retains the characteristics of that matter.
An atom is the smallest building block of matter that retains the characteristics of that matter.
The atom.
matter are composed by particles,particles are very small,particle have space between them
matter are composed by particles,particles are very small,particle have space between them
New::Matter exhibits both wave-like and particle-like properties, the so-called wave-particle duality Old::Anything that has mass and occupies volume
That would be an atom. Atoms go down to protons, neutrons and electrons, but these do not have unique characteristics. So, the smallest particle with unique characteristics is an atom.
A quark is the smallest particle in matter.
The smallest particle of matter still retaining the elemental properties of matter is an atom. Atoms have building blocks, and they are protons, electrons and neutrons. But the atom, because it is made of these elemental building blocks, is the furthest we can break matter down and retain the elemental structure.We can further break down the building blocks of matter, the particles that make up the atom, but the resultant particles are not stable. They spontaneously go through changes and disappear.It is not an atom it is a quark
If it is an element, then the smallest particle that retains the characteristics of the element is an atom. If it is a diatomic element, then the smallest particle that retains the characteristics of the element is a molecule. If it is a molecular compound, then the smallest particle that retains the characteristics of the compound is a molecule. If it is an ionic compound, the smallest particle that retains characteristics of the compound is a formula unit.