- 2025-07-07
Atom
The smallest chemical unit that retains the characteristics of an element
An atom is composed of three basic particles:
Nucleus: Contains protons (positively charged) and neutrons (electrically neutral)
Electron: Negatively charged, distributed in nuclear outer orbits in the form of a probability cloud
Key characteristics:
Element specificity: Atoms of the same element have the same number of protons
Electrical neutrality: The number of protons equals the number of electrons (excluding ions)
Quality concentration: 99.9% or higher quality located in the atomic nucleus
Water treatment applications:
Monitoring of radioactive element decay (e.g., uranium nuclear fission)
Analysis of ionized pollutant migration mechanisms (electron transfer process)
Membrane separation technology molecular size definition standard