A 8 kg block is moving and hits a spring (k=50 N/m), traveling at 5 m/s at the time of
contact. The block compresses the spring so that the spring and block are motionless in
Snapshot B, as pictured below.
Initial
Final
m=8.0 kg
v=5.0 m/s
k=50 N/m
V=0

Which statement is the best definition of an atom? a) anything that has mass and occupies space. b) the smallest particle that has the properties of an element. c) a substance that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler substances. eliminate d) the smallest unit of a substance that exhibits all of the properties characteristic of that substance.