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what is an atom?
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the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction. Its also the source of nuclear energy
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An atom is the smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist. They are composed of sub-atomic particles called protons, neutrons and electrons. The protons and the neutrons make up the center of the atom called the nucleus and the electrons orbit (kind of they are a wave) in energy shells around above the nucleus in a small cloud. The electrons carry a negative charge and the protons carry a positive charge. In a normal (neutral) atom the number of protons and the number of electrons are equal.
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