came to Estes Park from Haxtun Hospital District in Haxtun, Colorado, where he served as the Director of Human Resources. He received his degree from the University of Northern Colorado in Political Science.
Noun. 1. atom - (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element. substance-the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; DNA is the substance of our genes.
Learn about the structure of the atom, and how atoms make up matter. An atom is the smallest unit of matter that retains all of the chemical properties of an element. For example, a gold coin is simply a very large number of gold atoms molded into the shape of a coin, with small amounts of other, contaminating elements.