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An atom moves, in three ways: translational, rotational, and vibrational. Atoms usually combine with other atoms, of the same or different elemental type, into different forms of matter. Every atom has a nucleus, or center, of some number of protons and neutrons. The atom also has a number of electrons, which can be viewed as orbiting the nucleus. Even when atoms are combined into molecules, they move, as least by vibrating within the molecule. Many nonmetal atoms combine, by sharing electrons, into molecules, building blocks of many kinds of matter. Some nonmetal atoms, such as atoms of the "noble gases" helium and neon, can exist uncombined. When metals and nonmetals combine, gaining or losing electrons, they form solids called ionic crystals. Salt is an example. Atoms of metal elements can combine with each other into metallic solids.
Atoms make up all matter. They can also cause explosions.
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What does the atomic number of an atom reveal bout its composition?
it tells you the amount of electrons the atom has orbitting the atom and the nucleus
Ability of an atom to attract electrons when the atom is in a compound?
Electronegativity
What is an Atom's Atomic number?
it shows how many protons are present in an atom
Who saw an atom for the first time?
No one has ever seen an atom
Wave mechanical model of the atom?
mass number and atomic number of an atom
Electrons can move from atom to atom.?
elecron can move from atom to atom... yes
How do subatomic impact an atom?
impacts of the atom impacts of the atom impacts of the atom
What is the only subatomic particle that can jump from atom to atom?
An electron can jump from atom to atom.
What is the maening of atom?
atom is called atom because atom can't be subdiviided into pieces
Is nacl a atom?
no. na is an atom. cl is an atom. together they form nacl, a diatomic molecule :) and a grammar lesson for free, its an atom, not a atom.
What is bigger a neutral atom or a negative atom?
neutral atom
Is carbon in the inside a atom or outside an atom?
Carbon is an atom.
Which is the smallest atom?
The smallest atom is hydrogen.
What is substitution reaction in organic chemistry?
Is the direct displacement of atom or group of atom by atom or group of atom.
If an atom is missing an electron what does it become?
the atom would still be an atom it will just be called a neural atom
Is an oxygen atom have twice the mass of a sulphur atom?
No, an oxygen atom does not have twice the mass of a sulfur atom. An oxygen atom has a mass of approximately 16 atomic mass units (amu), while a sulfur atom has a mass of approximately 32 amu. Therefore, a sulfur atom has twice the mass of an oxygen atom.
Smallest unit of matter that cannot be broken down?
An atom is the smallest unit of matter that cannot be broken down into smaller particles without losing its unique properties. Each atom consists of a nucleus composed of protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons in orbitals.
