Walk as fast as you can in a circle around a section of the pool that's about 3 feet deep (the more people, the better the effect). Do about 20 laps, then change direction for 10 laps. The resulting rush of water against your body will feel much like the jets in a whirlpool.
These particles do not vary in quality from one element to another; rather, what gives an element its distinctive identification is the quantity of its protons, called its atomic number. Protons and neutrons contribute nearly all of an atomâs mass; the number of protons and neutrons is an elementâs mass number.
This makes atoms neutral in charge because the positive and negative charges balance each other. Summary. Atoms are the building blocks of matter. They are the smallest particles of an element that still have the elementâs properties. All atoms are very small, but atoms of different elements vary in size. Three main types of particles that make up all atoms are protons, neutrons, and electrons.