Forensic Science: An Illustrated Dictionary
The smallest unit of an element that still retains the chemical characteristics of that element. An atom is made up of protons and neutrons in a nucleus surrounded by electrons. A molecule of water (H2O) consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
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