Atomic Theory of Matter

Question 1

Postulate 1

Answer 1

Each element is composed of extremely small particles called atoms.

Question 2

2.

Answer 2

All atoms of a given element are identical to one another in mass and other properties, but the atoms of one element are different from the atoms of all other elements.

Question 3

3.

Answer 3

Atoms of an element are not changed into atoms of a different element by chemical reactions; atoms are neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions.

Question 4

4.

Answer 4

Compounds are formed when atoms of more than one element combine; a given compound always has the same relative number and kinds of atoms.