You have a piece of gold and you cut it into smaller pieces. If you could continue cutting, you would eventually separate the gold into tiny pieces that could no longer be divided without losing their gold-like properties. These individual component pieces are called:.a. atomsb. nucleic. moleculesd. elementse. electrons

Option (a) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Atoms are the species which cannot be divided into its constituent particles. These atoms when joined together then they tend to constitute a molecule.

For example, a piece of gold is made up of number of gold atoms.

So, when we cut this gold piece into smaller pieces then its atoms also get separated from each other. But when we separate the gold into tiny pieces that could no longer be divided without losing their gold-like properties then it means that now each of its atoms has been separated out that cannot be divided further.

Thus, we can conclude that you have a piece of gold and you cut it into smaller pieces. If you could continue cutting, you would eventually separate the gold into tiny pieces that could no longer be divided without losing their gold-like properties. These individual component pieces are called atoms.

the best answer is d because the strong cohesion is caused by the ability of water molecules to undergo hydrogen bonding.

a is incorrect because when water solidifies, it becomes   ice, which expands and occupies a bigger volume for the same mass of water in its liquid state.

b is incorrect because water has high surface tension. besides bonding to itself it hydrogen bonds to other molecules at the top decreasing possibility for breaking of attractive forces.

c is incorrect because the water molecule has oxygen which is highly electronegative and so pulls the electron pair towards itself creating a dipole moment, making the molecule polar.

e is incorrect because water has strong adhesion, ability to stick to other molecules such as glass because of this molecules having stronger hydrogen bonding than water.