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CHEMISTRY
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Question
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The smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of that matter is
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a molecule
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a compound
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a mixture
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an atom
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Atom is the smallest unit of matter that still retains its chemical identity. Atoms can be broken down into electrons, neutrons, and protons which can be further broken down into quarks. Atoms differ from each other with different chemical properties.
Detailed explanation-2: -An Atom is the smallest unit of matter (Anything that has mass and occupies some space). every state (solid, liquid, gas, and plasma) is composed of neutral or ionised atoms. Every atom is composed of a nucleus and that nucleus consists of charge particle protons and neutral particles neutrons.
Detailed explanation-3: -Atom is also defined as the smallest particle of an element that retains all the properties of an element.
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