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An atom is the smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still be that element. Now that scientists have learned that an atom is made up of even smaller particles (like protons, neutrons, and electrons), is this definition still accurate? Why or why not?
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
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I believe it is still true because protons, neutrons, and electrons are NOT elements so when you break up an atom it is still parts of an atom.
I think that the definition is still accurate. When you break it down to protons, neutrons, and electrons, it becomes a different thing, not that element. The atom needs to have all the protons, neutrons, and electrons to be the element. If you take away the protons, is it still the element? No. The atom is still the smallest you can divide an element. After that, it is just protons, neutrons, and electrons.
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No the definition is not accurate any more because I imagine if scientists apply enough force to an atom it will split apart and might stay the same element
To an extent, scientists are still correct. When you divide the atoms themselves into protons, neutrons and electrons, they are no longer part of an element, but rather a separate thing. You can divide elements into atoms, but a proton is not an element, so when you divide the atom itself, the element no longer exists.
No because when it is divided into its smaller parts it is no longer that atom just parts of a atom.
No, since it's been broken down into these smaller things that are PART of the element, it is no longer that element. Therefore the element definition is still accurate.
I don't think the definition is still right if an atom can still be broken down into smaller things.
No because if you only have some parts it's not the same as the whole thing.
No, because if you just have protons or other things in the atom they can't be something without the other things. They all have to be together.
No, because it's broken into such small parts that it's no longer a certain element.
I think that it is inaccurate because an atom is not the smallest particle that and element can be divided and stay that element because there are smaller particles. The protons, neutrons and electrons are parts of the atom and they are smaller but they are still part of the same element.
No beacause if you parting an atam then it would be smaller so it wouldnt make sence to say that the smallest thing is an atom because its not!!!:))))))))
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I believe that it's still true because yes, there are smaller particles inside the element, Protons and Nuetrons and Electrons.
Because you aren't dividing those particles, just the element.
I belive that the scientist are correct because when those particles are broken down they are made up into an atom so yes the scientist are correct.
Yes it is still true because when you take apart the atom it is no longer that element.
No, because if there are things smaller than an atom, things have to fit inside of it, like protons, neutrons, and electrons.
I think the definition is stil accurate. Protons, Neutrons, and electrons are not atoms alone. You can devide an element into different atoms, but if you take away the protons, neutrons, and electrons you get something different.
No, the statement is false because they can still be divided into a smaller portion.
I think it is true because the parts of an atom (protons, nutrons, and electons) are not actual atoms. So yes this inormation is still acutrate. :))
no it wouldn't be the same because you can't have the same thing with not the same amount of particals. even if you didn't have the small particals it wouldn't be the same.
It is accurate because they are always part of an atom
I think its also true because an atom is the smallest particle and can not be divided
No, if you break an atom into a piece of an atom it is no longer considered the same element.
I don't think the Atom will still be the same if you split it in half. All atoms are made up of many different parts ad if you split it up it would be many different atoms not the same one.
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I don't think it will still be the same element if parts of it are taken away (like the protons or neutrons)
I don't think it is still accurate because when u break an atom apart or split it apart its is no longer that element anymore
I think it is true, because each atom has a nucleus which is made up of protons, and neutrons, and last but not least the electrons in the outer cloud.!
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