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an element is somehimg which cant be broken into any simpler form........... atom is the smallest particle of as element or a compound.. all the properties of an element are decided on the basis of its atomic structure
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoAtom literally means "not cut", because it is the smallest unit of any given. An individual atom is a physical structure from which all things on earth are made, in different combinations called molecules. Elements are the groups into which all atoms are broken up, based on the number of protons, with occasional variations in the number of electrons. There are currently 118 known elements in the physical universe, and an untold number of atoms. So, atoms are the actual physical pieces of the world, elements are the types of atoms.
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∙ 14y agoan atom is the smallest unit of an element, but an element is a pure substance
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∙ 9y agoAtoms are the basic building blocks of matter and can combine to form any substance. An element is a term used to describe one or more atoms that all have the same chemical properties.
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∙ 11y agoAn atom is one unit of an element.
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What happens when the number of protons in an atom change?
The type of atom is now different from what it was. (It has a new identity.)
Does an atom retain the chemical identity of an element?
An isotope is an atom that contains a different number of neutrons. In order for an element to change there has to be a different number of protons.
What make an atom an isotope?
When an atom of an element has a different number of neutrons.
Does an element contain different types of atom?
no
What shows the different types of atoms?
Well, an atom is an atom, it is the smallest piece of an element that still retains the element's properties, there are no different "types". There are different kinds of atoms that vary from element to element, which also means they vary in proton, neutron, and electron combinations. But there is only one type of atom.
Which is larger a atom or a element explain?
an atom is larger than an element
Why is an iron atom a different element than a sodium atom?
An iron atom is a different element than a sodium atom because it has a different ground state electron configuration. In fact, any atom that differs from any other atom in ground state electron configuration is a different element.
What Difference between element and atom?
an atom is the smallest unit of an element, but an element is a pure substance
How Difference atom and 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
What happens when the number of protons in an atom change?
The type of atom is now different from what it was. (It has a new identity.)
How are atoms and elements different?
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
Is it true that every atom of the same element has the same atomic number?
Yes. It is true. An atom with a different atomic number is an atom of a different element.
Does an atom retain the chemical identity of an element?
An isotope is an atom that contains a different number of neutrons. In order for an element to change there has to be a different number of protons.
Why is an oxygen atom a different element than a mercury atom?
The number of protons is different.
How are an atom an element and an isotope different from each other?
An element is a class of substances An atom is the smallest possible piece of an element. An isotope is an electrically charged atom.
What make an atom an isotope?
When an atom of an element has a different number of neutrons.
Does an element contain different types of atom?
no
