Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Summary Introduction

Introduction:

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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