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Chemical elements are made up of only one type of atom—gold contains only gold atoms, and neon contains only neon atoms--and they are ranked in order of their atomic number (the total number of protons in its nucleus) in a chart called the periodic table
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It attempts to describe and account for the properties of molecules and atoms and their constituents— electrons, protons, neutrons, and other more esoteric particles such as quarks and gluons
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The tiny particles called atoms are the basic building blocks of all matter Atoms can be combined with other atoms to form molecules, but they cannot be divided into smaller parts by ordinary means
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atom, Smallest unit into which matter can be divided and still retain the characteristic properties of an element
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Dalton had begun his atomic studies by wondering why the different gases in the atmosphere do not separate, with the heaviest on the bottom and the lightest on the top He decided that atoms are not infinite in variety as had been supposed and that they are limited to one of a kind for each element
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When atoms approach one another, their nuclei and electrons interact and tend to distribute themselves in space in such a way that the total energy is lower than it would be in any alternative arrangement
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Elements are characterized by the mass of their atoms Dalton stated that all atoms of an element are identical in shape, size, and mass When atoms are involved in chemical reactions, they combine in small whole-number ratios to form what are now called molecules
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Atoms are made up of three basic types of particle: protons, neutrons, and electrons These particles (as well as other particles smaller than atoms) are known as subatomic particles
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