Q. What is an atom?
Top Answer
Solution:
An atom is the smallest unit of matter that retains the chemical properties of an element. It is often described as the building block of matter. Atoms are incredibly small, with diameters on the order of a few tenths of a nanometer (1 nanometer = 1 billionth of a meter).
Related Links
- Name the metal which does not react with oxygen even at high temperature.
- Which metal has a very low melting point?
- Which metal is most ductile?
- Which metal is the best conductor of heat?
- What are the properties of subatomic particles of atom?
- Comparison of Dalton’s atomic theory and modern atomic theory.
- What is Hydrolysis?
- Who is known as the father of the Modern Periodic Table?
- Who is known as the father of Modern Chemistry?
- Describe the structure of the periodic table.
- While diluting an acid, why is it recommended that the acid should be added to water and not water to the acid?
- Why does dry HCl gas not change the colour of the dry litmus paper?
- Why should curd and sour substances not be kept in brass and copper vessels?
- What are the several types of physical changes? Melting, Freezing, Evaporation, Condensation, Sublimation, Deposition.
- What is the Big Bang Theory?
- What is an ecosystem?
- What are the differences between an atom and a molecule?
- What is cloning?
- What is a magnet?
- What is the greenhouse effect?
