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Define an atom.

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Atom is the basic unit of matter. The term "atom" comes from the Greek word "atomos" meaning indivisible because it was thought that atoms were the smallest things in the universe and could not be divided.
But now we know that atoms are made up of three particles i.e protons, neutrons, and electrons.

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