Physics and Chemistry

Matter

What is an atom?

An atom is the smallest unit of an element, containing the unique chemical properties of that element. Atoms are very small—several million atoms could fit in the period at the end of this sentence.

Parts of an Atom
Subatomic Particle Charge Location
Proton Positive Nucleus
Neutron Neutral Nucleus
Electron Negative Orbits nucleus


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