The smallest basic particle of an element is an atom. Atoms and molecules formed of them are the smallest particles that have the physical and chemical properties of the element. Atoms, however, are made of smaller particles: electrons, protons, and neutrons, of which the electron is the smallest. There are various supplementary particles that connect or interact with them (e.g. mesons). These atomic particles are formed by the combination of constituent particles called quarks, which do not normally exist in uncombined forms (where, oddly, they would have much greater mass than the particles they constitute).
The smallest particle of an element is called an atom.
The smallest particle of an element that maintains the characteristics of the element is an atom. Each element is composed of unique atoms with specific properties determined by its atomic structure.
The smallest electrically neutral particle of an element is the neutron. Neutrons are subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom along with protons. They have no electric charge, unlike protons that are positively charged.
The smallest particle of any substance that maintains elemental characteristics and identity is an atom. Conversely a pure elemental sample if divided indefinitely into smaller pieces would ultimately yield the atom.
An average hydrogen atom consists of 1 proton and 1 electron. The 1 proton accounts for nearly all of that atom's mass. The 1 electron has only about 1/2000th the mass of the proton. That's about 0.0005 of the total atomic mass.
The smallest particle of an element is called an atom.
The smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element is called an atom.
This particle is called atom.
This particle is the atom.
The smallest particle of an element that still retains the chemical characteristics of that element is called an atom. Each element is made up of atoms, which are composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
The smallest particle of matter is called an atom. It is the basic unit of a chemical element and retains the properties of that element.
An atom is the smallest particle of an element that can be uniquely identified as that specific element.Note that this question is different from asking "What is the smallest particle in an atom?" (see related question below). Atoms are composed of smaller particles (protons, electrons, and neutrons), but the smallest thing that has the identity of a specific element is the atom.The smallest particle of an element that still retains all that element's properties is called an ATOM.
a quark or if you mean the smallest element hydrogen
This particle is the atom.
An atom is the smallest particle that is still recognisably the element
If it is an element, then the smallest particle that retains the characteristics of the element is an atom. If it is a diatomic element, then the smallest particle that retains the characteristics of the element is a molecule. If it is a molecular compound, then the smallest particle that retains the characteristics of the compound is a molecule. If it is an ionic compound, the smallest particle that retains characteristics of the compound is a formula unit.
The smallest particle in the atom is the electron.