What is the smallest part of matter that retains the chemical properties characteristic of a particular element?

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The smallest part of matter that retains the chemical properties characteristic of a particular element is an atom.Moleculesare made up of two or more atoms, andelectronsare particles within the atom. Anisotopeis one of two or more atoms of the same element that have the same atomic number (i.e., the same number of protons) but a different number of neutrons.

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