What is the name of the smallest paricle of an element that has the properties of that element?

Answer 1

An atom is the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element. The atom consists of a certain amount of electrons, protons and usually neutrons. The amount of each of these sub-atomic particles is what makes an element.

No Sub-Atomic Particles have any characterisitics of an element. It is the collective arrangement of electrons and protons (and usually neutrons) which gives an element its characteristics. An atom is the smallest particle that has elemental characteristics.

Answer 2

The atom is the smallest particle of an element that retains it's characteristics. Sub-atomic particles such as protons, neutrons and electrons form the atom and it is the amount of each of these sub-atomic particles that make the element that element.

Answer 3

An atom is the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element. Any smaller such as a proton, neutron and electron act as seperate entities when split from the atom and don't retain any properties of the element.

Answer 4

An atom is the smallest particles of an element that has the chemical properties of that element. Atoms are the building blocks of the elements.

Answer 5

This smallest particle is the atom.

Answer 6

An atom.

Answer 7

atom