Question

Which statement is the BEST definition of an atom? A) Anything that has mass and occupies space. B) The smallest particle that has the properties of an element. C) A substance that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler substances. D) The smallest unit of a substance that exhibits all of the properties characteristic of that substance.

Answer 1

It is defiantly not A, neither B, I'm thinking either C or D but I think it's C

Answer 2

c) A substance that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler substances.

Step-by-step explanation:

The smallest particle that has the properties of an element, is the correct definition of an atom. A is the definition of matter; C is the definition of an element; and D is the definition of a molecule.