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Understanding Nanoscale Matter Basics

The document explains the basic units of matter, defining atoms, fundamental particles, molecules, elements, and compounds. It clarifies that a fundamental particle can be an atom, a molecule, or an element depending on its composition. Additionally, it distinguishes between pure substances and mixtures based on the uniformity of fundamental particles present.

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Understanding Nanoscale Matter Basics

The document explains the basic units of matter, defining atoms, fundamental particles, molecules, elements, and compounds. It clarifies that a fundamental particle can be an atom, a molecule, or an element depending on its composition. Additionally, it distinguishes between pure substances and mixtures based on the uniformity of fundamental particles present.

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Matter at the nanoscale

Representing Atoms
• an atom is the basic unit of matter

Representing Fundamental Particles


• the fundamental particle is the smallest discrete
unit of matter in the sample
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Terminology: a fundamental particle is...


• an atom if it exists alone, unattached to other
atoms
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• a molecule if it is a combination of two or more


atoms

• an element if it contains just one kind of atom


(alone or multiple)
O ← atom 8 ← molecule
• a compound if it's a combination of 2 or more
different kinds of atoms

molecule
A collection of fundamental particles is...
• pure if all of the fundamental particles are the
same

• a mixture if there are 2 or more kinds of


fundamental particles

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