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The smallest form of matter that still retains the properties of an element
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The smallest form of matter that still retains the properties of an element

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Although there are smaller forms of matter (subatomic quarks, photons, electrons) an atom is the smallest that a form of matter could be that still possesses the properties of that element. An atom is classified into being a certain element based on how many protons it has.
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atom

Step-by-step explanation:

the atom is the smallest form.

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