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Biology
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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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The smallest unit of an element is called as an atom. An atom comprised of “protons, neutrons, and electrons”. The whole charge of an atom is neutral, because of the presence of positively charged particles called as proton and negatively charged particles called as electrons.

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