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Does a broken atom of gold have the same the properties as an atom of gold?

No. A "broken" atom of gold may be an ion, but it does not have the same chemical properties as an intact atom of gold.


Smallest unit of matter that cannot be broken down?

Higgs Bozon.


Forces that may cause the nuclei of an atom to break apart are?

The breaking apart of the nucleus of an atom is called nuclear fusion.


How are compounds formed and broken apart by?

Compounds, particles made up of more than one element, are held together by electrostatic attractions--called bonds--between the negatively-charged electrons of one atom and the positively-charged proton of another. The bonds in a compound are generally formed when two atoms get close enough together for this attraction to form a bond between them, connecting them. Different atoms have different attractions to other atoms depending on the number of electrons that can be bonded to the other atom. In order to break apart a compound, therefore, you must break the bond between the atoms in that compound. This can be done when one atom in the compound comes across an outside atom that it is more attracted to. That atom will then bond with the new atom and the compound will be broken. Bonds can also be broken when energy (usually in the form of heat) is applied to the compound. Different bonds have different strengths and therefore different amounts of energy that must be added in order to break the bond.


A free-moving neutron is absorbed by the nucleus of an atom. This can cause?

the atom to become unstable and rip apart

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When an atom is broken down into parts what happens to its identity?

This atom loss his identity.


What happens when an atom has no more electrons?

it would fall apart.


What happens in DNA replication?

Base pairs are broken apart.


What happens when atom bonds are broken?

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When water is broken down what happens to the oxygen and hydrogen atom it is made of?

When water is broken down chemically the hydrogen and oxygen atoms split apart from on another and rearrange into diatomic hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) molecules. 2H2O --> 2H2 + O2


Which happens first in DNA replication?

(Apex) Base pairs are broken apart.


Can a atom be destoryed?

Atoms can be disassembled or broken apart, but in a chemical reaction nothing is created, nor destroyed. So, yes, in theory, you could take apart an atom...if you had the money for all the fancy equipment. :D


What happens first in DNA replication?

base pairs are broken apart


What happens to atom to make them change?

Your question is a bit vague. An atom can gain/lose electrons to become an ion. Some unstabe atoms can be broken apart (fission) by neutron bombardment or radioactive decay. Some atoms can also be combined to form heavier elements (fusion).


Can an atom be broken?

Yes atoms can be broken down through decay or manipulating the number of electrons circling the nucleus. Radioactive atoms break apart as they decay.


Why is gold considered as an element and an atom at the same time?

An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances. An atom is a single piece of an element. If you break an atom apart, you no longer have that substance.


If atom are smallest particle than why atom bomb are getting blast?

Atoms are NOT the smallest particle- they are the smallest COMPLETE particle. In an atomic reaction, the atoms are broken apart, and release energy.