Though they are too small to see without a special microscope, atoms make up all of the substances around you.

Question

A ladybug on the tip of a leaf with three water droplets.
Like all matter, atoms have mass and volume. But atoms are extremely small. A water droplet, like the one hanging from the tip of the leaf in this picture, contains more than a billion trillion atoms!
Which of the following statements is true?

A. atoms make up every substance around you
B. atoms can be seen with the naked eye
C. atoms do not have mass

Answer 1

The true statement is:

A. atoms make up every substance around you

The other statements are false:

B. Atoms cannot be seen with the naked eye; they require special microscopy to be observed. C. Atoms do have mass, as they are the building blocks of all matter.