Scientists can break atoms to get still smaller particles. In the light of what you have read in this chapter, do you think that a broken atom of say gold, will have the same properties as an atom of gold?

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No, a broken atom of gold will not necessarily retain the same properties of its original atom. The smallest particle of an element is an atom; therefore, dividing it further will only destroy its properties.

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