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Why might it be misleading to state that an atom is the smallest piece of matter?
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∙ 13y ago
Because there are smaller things
Brooke Mayleen
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∙ 13y agoBecause it isn't.
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What is the smallest piece of matter discovered?
Atoms
What is a small piece of matter?
Small matter, this can be answered depending on how you look at it, originally atoms were named because they were believed to be the smallest particle of matter and cannot be split anymore but scientists now know that subatomic particles exist such as quarks. They and others are building blocks of matter. http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/atoms.html A particle is a very small piece of matter. Particles are part of atoms. Atoms are the smallest unit of all substances.
Why does a piece of chalk called a matter?
A piece of chalk is matter because it has mass and occupies space, which is the definition of matter.
Why is the gravity of the earth 0 in its center?
Because any matter that pulls you to one side will be compensated by another piece of matter that pulls you in the opposite direction.Because any matter that pulls you to one side will be compensated by another piece of matter that pulls you in the opposite direction.Because any matter that pulls you to one side will be compensated by another piece of matter that pulls you in the opposite direction.Because any matter that pulls you to one side will be compensated by another piece of matter that pulls you in the opposite direction.
What are the properties of naphtha?
Its a piece of matter
Why might is be a little bit misleading or untrue to say that an atom is the smallest piece of matter?
Don't use school cheating,pay attention in class instead of looking up answers online >.>
What is the second smallest matter?
We could say what the second smallest piece of matter if we knew what the smallest piece of matter was. Since the smallest pieces of matter known are quarks-down, strange and bottom have the lowest charge -3, they can be regarded as the first, second and third smallest particles.
What is the smallest piece of matter discovered?
Atoms
What is the smallest piece of matter that still has the properties?
An Atom.
Smallest piece of matter?
The smallest part of any chemical element that can exist is an atom of that element. The smallest part of a chemical compound that can exist is a molecule of that compound.
What is a piece of matter?
Small matter, this can be answered depending on how you look at it, originally atoms were named because they were believed to be the smallest particle of matter and cannot be split anymore but scientists now know that subatomic particles exist such as quarks. They and others are building blocks of matter. http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/atoms.html A particle is a very small piece of matter. Particles are part of atoms. Atoms are the smallest unit of all substances.
Why did Democritus call the smallest piece matter atoms?
Democritus was Greek and the Greek word for atom meant "not able to be cut"" or "indivisible".
What is very small piece of matter?
Small matter, this can be answered depending on how you look at it, originally atoms were named because they were believed to be the smallest particle of matter and cannot be split anymore but scientists now know that subatomic particles exist such as quarks. They and others are building blocks of matter. http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/atoms.html A particle is a very small piece of matter. Particles are part of atoms. Atoms are the smallest unit of all substances.
What is the smallest piece of matter that has its own kind?
live substance? a virus, keeping in mind that it needs a host to replicate.
Which is the order of particle size from largest to smallest?
The term 'particle' broadly encompasses any relatively small piece of matter, but in particle and nuclear physics, quarks and electrons are smallest, followed by protons, then neutrons.
What is a small piece of matter?
Small matter, this can be answered depending on how you look at it, originally atoms were named because they were believed to be the smallest particle of matter and cannot be split anymore but scientists now know that subatomic particles exist such as quarks. They and others are building blocks of matter. http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/atoms.html A particle is a very small piece of matter. Particles are part of atoms. Atoms are the smallest unit of all substances.
Describe democritus's atomic theory?
Democritus believed that matter could not be divided into smaller and smaller pieces forever. Eventually the smallest possible piece would be obtained. This piece would be indivisible. He named the smallest piece of matter "atomos," meaning "not to be cut."
