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Why can a carbon atom retain the chemical properties of carbon?
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What is the smallest perticle of matter that can retain the chemical properties of carbon?
Carbon atom
What is the smallest unit that retains the unique chemical properties of that specific type of matter?
A molecule is the smallest unit of a pure substance that can exist and still retain its chemical properties. An atom is the smallest unit of an element that can exist and still retain its chemical properties.
Different isotopes of an atom retain the properties of the atom?
Yes, different isotopes of an atom retain the properties of the atom.
Different isotopes of an atom retain the properties of the atom.?
Isotopes of an atom does retain the properties of the atom. This is discrete in units of matter.
Different isotopes of an atom retain the properties of the atom-?
Isotopes of an atom does retain the properties of the atom. This is discrete in units of matter.
What is the smallest unit of matter that can exist by itself and retain all of a substance's chemical properties?
This smallest unit of matter is the atom.
Would the smaller particles within the carbon atom have the properties carbon?
No. The smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element is an atom.
What effect does the presence of an extra neutron have on the chemical properties of the new atoms formes?
The addition of neutrons to the nucleus of an atom creates a new isotope of the element. It changes the nuclear properties of the atom, but has no effect on its chemical properties. Chemical reactions occur as the result of interactions between the electrons of atoms, not their nucleii so, for example, Carbon-12 and Carbon 14 will react chemically in exactly the same ways. The resulting compounds will have identical chemical properties but different molecular weights.
What is the smallest particle of an element that contains all the chemical properties of that element?
An Atom. An atom contains protons , neutrons and electrons. The number of protons in an atom gives it its characteristics. e.g. Hydrogen has ONE proton. Carbon has SIX protons. et seq/.
What is the smallest particle that retains the properties of an element?
By definition, an atom of an element is the smallest particle of the element that retains its chemical properties. The answer is "an atom of carbon." A group of 6 protons. It could have 6 neutrons and 6 electrons, but it does not necessarily have to. It could have a different amount of neutrons and hence a different weight (an isotope), or a different number of electrons and be electrically charged (an ion). These are all still considered to be carbon atoms and chemically act as carbon.
What is the different isotopes of an atom retain the properties of the atom?
Because the number of protons and electrons remain unchanged.
Name the smallest part of carbon with the same properties?
A carbon atom.
