The smallest unit that shows the properties of an element is an atom, and yes, an atom has protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
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.
The smallest particle of an element would be an atom. Any smaller and it would not be an element, but something more basic. Atoms are made of Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons. Protons and Neutrons are made of Quarks, Leptons, and Bosons.
All atoms have the same parts (protons,neutrons and electrons ). they just differ in number. So i don't think there's a smallest part of an atom that can keep all properties of an element. An element is defined by its Z number, which is the number of protons it has.
The Atom is the smallest particle of an element that has characteristics 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 into a Atom.
Isotopes of an element have same number of protons and different number of neutrons. Hence similar in chemical properties and different in physical properties.
An element has distinct chemical properties that are created by the unique interaction of its protons, neutrons and electrons. The smallest unit that retains this is the atom.
The smallest subdivision that retains all of the properties of a molecular compound is a molecule, and the smallest subdivision that retains all of the properties of a ionic compound is a formula unit.
neutrons, electrons, and protons
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.
The smallest particle of an element would be an atom. Any smaller and it would not be an element, but something more basic. Atoms are made of Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons. Protons and Neutrons are made of Quarks, Leptons, and Bosons.
All atoms have the same parts (protons,neutrons and electrons ). they just differ in number. So i don't think there's a smallest part of an atom that can keep all properties of an element. An element is defined by its Z number, which is the number of protons it has.
the number of neutrons, protons, and electrons
A molecule is the simplest complete structural unit of an element or compound that can exist in nature. An atom is the smallest component of any element having all the chemical properties of that specific element.
No, this is a misconception. Atoms are the smallest particles which have the same properties of an element. Smaller still, the nucleus of the atom, it contains the protons and neutrons of the atom, and electrons orbit around the nucleus. Protons and neutrons are made out of even smaller particle, quarks.
The Atom is the smallest particle of an element that has characteristics 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 into a Atom.
An atom is the smallest amount of an element that still retains that element's properties. An atom is made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons have a positive charge, and are part of the nucleus. Neutrons have no charge, and are part of the nucleus as well. Electrons have a negative charge, and orbit the nucleus. Scientists also believe that protons and neutrons are made up of quarks.
The chemical properties of an element are determined by the number of electrons, which is determined by the number of protons. Isotopes vary in the number of neutrons in an atom of the same element (same number of protons). Since neutrons do not influence the number of protons or electrons, they do not affect chemical properties.