Atoms are the smallest units that keep an element’s identity: a nucleus (protons and neutrons) surrounded by electrons. Models of electron arrangement explain periodic trends, how atoms bond, and why spectroscopy and chemistry look the way they do.
Topic
Chemistry
Atoms & structure
Topic intro
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First pass
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