True or false an atom is the smallest particle of a whole element

Joe shines white light into a bowl half full of water at an angle of incident of 27.5°. calculate the angle of refraction in the water given the indices of refraction for air and water are 1.00 and 1.36, respectively.

Assuming complete dissociation of the solute, how many grams of kno3 must be added to 275 ml of water to produce a solution that freezes at -14.5 c? the freezing point for pure water is 0.0 c and k_f is equal to 1.86 c/m

I'm learning about the periodic tables and what each subject's configuration is. for example, hydrogen is 1s^1, but i don't understand how you get that. can someone me understand how to figure out how to figure this out? sorry if the question makes no sense, but it would really a lot if you could me understand! you so much if you can!