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Chemistry: sample 14

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Directions

Read the following questions. Choose the right answer.

There is only ONE correct answer to each question.

The smallest particle of an element that retains the characteristic chemical properties of that element is:

  1. an element
  2. a compound
  3. an atom
  4. a molecule
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Correct answer: C. an atom

Why

The atom is the smallest unit of an element that keeps that element's chemical identity/properties.

Source: The Standardized Academic Achievement Test (SAAT) for the Science Track Trial Test (ETEC official) Open the official document

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