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ATOMS AND ELEMENTS
After reading this section you will be able to do the following:
- Define an atom.
- Define a Basic Element.
All matter, such as solids, liquids and gases, is composed of atoms. Any material that is composed of only one type of atom is called a chemical element, a basic element, or just an element. An atom is the smallest particle of any element that still retains the characteristics of that element. A piece of an element that we are able to see or handle is made of many, many atoms and all atoms are the same...they all have the same number of protons. Protons and other subatomic particles will be discussed a little later. The atoms of different elements are different from each other because they have different numbers of protons. The graphic below illustrates this point by showing the atoms of two elements in the containers of oxygen and hydrogen.
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The atoms in oxygen are identical to each other. The atoms in hydrogen are identical to each other. However, the atoms of oxygen are different from the atoms of hydrogen.
Compounds, like water, are formed by combining the atoms of different elements together according to some chemical formula.
What else can I help you with?
According to Dalton's postulate how do atoms relate to elements?
Elements are formed from atoms.
What is the study of elements. atoms. and molecules called?
A chemist studies elements, atoms,and molecules
Are atoms and elements matters?
Yes. Atoms are made of matter and elements are made of atoms.
What tells you how heavy an elements atoms are compared with atoms of other elements?
the atomic weights on the periodic table
Would the latest elements to be discovered have heavier atoms or lighter atoms than the other elements?
because some atoms are bigger than others
Which kind of elements are made of atoms?
All elements are composed of atoms.
How are matter atoms and elements related?
They are related because atoms are made of matter,elements are made of atoms,and matter is made up of elements.
How are atoms related to element's?
Atoms are related to elements because atoms are what comprise elements. An atom still has atoms no matter what state it is in.
How are atoms different then elements?
YES!!!!!!! Atoms are the ones that make up the elements!!!!!!!
What has 2 elements and 3 atoms?
a molecule with 3 atoms and 2 elements
How are elements different atoms?
YES!!!!!!! Atoms are the ones that make up the elements!!!!!!!
According to Dalton's postulate how do atoms relate to elements?
Elements are formed from atoms.
What is the study of elements. atoms. and molecules called?
A chemist studies elements, atoms,and molecules
Do all elements have atoms and molecules?
All elements have atoms, but most do not form molecules.
Who said this atoms of differnet elements are differnet?
who said this atoms of different elements are different
Are molecules made up of atoms or combined elements?
Yes, atoms make up almost everything, they can only be broken down into protons, neutrons and electrons. An element is a substance found on the periodic table with certain rules and regulations given to each element. An element is made up only of atoms. A compound is a mixture of two or more elements that can be broken down into elements again, it is not a pure substance as such. So a compound is made up of elements, elements are made of atoms.
What are composed elements?
Elements are composed of atoms.
