an atom is the basic unit of life. it is composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons. an element is composed of a single type of atom (for example: pure gold is made up of atoms containing exactly 79 protons and 79 electrons...the number of neutrons varies depending on if the atoms are isotopes)
An isotope shares the atomic number with its element atom. How does it differ from the element atom?
The smallest part of an element that has the properties of that element is the atom.
An atom is the smallest piece of an element that can be identified as that element.
atom and elements are different because one atom makes an element and a element is a pure substance and a atom is a basic particle
The number of protons in an atom of an element is equal to the number of electrons in that atom which is equal to that element's atomic number.
The smallest quantity of an element is an atom.
An atom of that element has all the properties of that element.
an atom is the smallest unit of an element, but an element is a pure substance
"Na" is the symbol of an atom of the element sodium.
An atom is an element. Every atom has a certain amount of protons, neutrons and electrons and these are what define which element that atom is.
An element is larger than an atom. An atom is the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element, while an element consists of multiple atoms bonded together to form a substance with unique chemical properties.
The smallest particle of an element is called an atom.