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It is an atoms chemical properties that determine whether it is iron or manganese or aluminium. These properties are (to a first approximation) controlled by the number of electrons in the outermost shell.

A single atom is the smallest unit that has the chemical properties.

Anything smaller is electrons or protons, or neutrons ... .

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