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define atom?

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Atom a building block of matter, is the smallest unit of an element, containing all the characteristics of that element. It consists of a dense,positively charged central nucleus surrounded by a system of negatively charged electrons.The central nucleus contains positively charged protons and electrically neutral neutrons.


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