atom is electricty ?
Chemistry · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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No, an atom is not electricity, but it is related to electrical phenomena. An atom is the smallest unit of ordinary matter that forms a chemical element. Every solid, liquid, gas, and plasma is composed of neutral or ionized atoms. Atoms consist of a nucleus made of protons and neutrons, with electrons orbiting around the nucleus. Electricity is the presence and flow of electric charge. This flowing electric charge is typically carried by moving electrons in a conductor such as a wire. The flow of electrons from one atom to another is what generates electric current, which is what we commonly refer to as electricity.