The Smallest Unit of a Chemical Element That Displays the Properties

Question

The smallest unit of a chemical element that displays the properties of that element is a(n)
A)amino acid.
B)molecule.
C)atom.
D)bond.

Accepted Answer

The smallest unit of a chemical element is an atom. A molecule is made up of multiple atoms bonded together. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and do not necessarily display the properties of an element. Bonds are simply the interactions between atoms.