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Why is gold considered as an element and an atom at the same time?
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An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances. An atom is a single piece of an element. If you break an atom apart, you no longer have that substance.
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What is smaller an atom or an element?
Cannot answer your question in a meaningful way as there is no comparison. An element is composed of atoms that are all of the same element. While one atom of an element is that element, it does not have the bulk properties we associate with the element in everyday life, due to quantum effects. Your question could be analogous to "Which is smaller a golf ball or a pile of one or more golf balls?" But I can't account for the quantum effects in this analogy. Also atoms of different elements are different sizes: an atom of the element hydrogen is much smaller than an atom of the element gold. However one mole of atoms of the element hydrogen at standard temperature & pressure is much larger than one mole of atoms of the element gold at standard temperature & pressure, because hydrogen is a gas and gold is a solid.
The number of electrons in an atom of an element is the same as the element's?
In an atom, the number of protons is the same number as the atomic number.
What number of an element can be used to determine the number of electrons in an atom?
The Atomic Number of an element is the same as the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of that element and/or the number of electrons a in neutral atom of that element.
What is a group of the same kind of atom called?
An element.
What atoms are isotopes?
Let's say an atom is missing a neutron or has an extra neutron.That type of atom is called an isotope.An atom is still the same element if it is missing an electron.The same goes for isotopes.They are still the same element.They are just a little different from every other atom of the same element.
Are atoms in an element?
Absolutely. The term "element" in science basically means "a grouping of the SAME kind of atom," meaning in gold you will only have gold atoms.
How are an atom of gold in a ring and an atom of gold in a dental filling alike?
They are exactly the same. An atom of any element, not matter what substance it is a part of retains the same chemical properties. In other words, it has the same number of protons and electrons as well as the same electron configuration.
Is an element composed of only one type of element?
Yes, an element is made up of atoms of the same kind. For example Gold (Au) is an element and is only made up of other Gold atoms. If there is more than one type of atom (calcium carbonate for example) it is considered to be a compound.
Does a broken atom of gold have the same the properties as an atom of gold?
No. A "broken" atom of gold may be an ion, but it does not have the same chemical properties as an intact atom of gold.
Are atom and element same?
The answer is : no.
How many valence electrons does gold have?
The number of electrons in a neutral atom of any element is the same as the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom. The number of protons in an element is the same as the atomic number for that element. In the case of Gold (Au) the atomic number is 79.
Does atom of the same element have the same number of proton?
Yes that is true Every atom of a given element does have the same number of protons.
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.
Can you have two elements with the same atom?
No. An atom is the basic unit of an element that retains all the properties of that element. So two elements can not have the same atom.
What does each atom have a unique number?
Each element has a unique number of protons. If another atom has the same number of protons as that element, it is the same element.
Do atom of the same element have same weight?
No, isotopes of the same element are of different weight.
What is smaller an atom or an element?
Cannot answer your question in a meaningful way as there is no comparison. An element is composed of atoms that are all of the same element. While one atom of an element is that element, it does not have the bulk properties we associate with the element in everyday life, due to quantum effects. Your question could be analogous to "Which is smaller a golf ball or a pile of one or more golf balls?" But I can't account for the quantum effects in this analogy. Also atoms of different elements are different sizes: an atom of the element hydrogen is much smaller than an atom of the element gold. However one mole of atoms of the element hydrogen at standard temperature & pressure is much larger than one mole of atoms of the element gold at standard temperature & pressure, because hydrogen is a gas and gold is a solid.
