Atom the nucleus defines to what chemical element the atom belongs: for example, all copper atoms contain 29 protons. The number of neutrons defines the isotope of the element. The number of electrons influences the magnetic properties of an atom. Atoms can attach to one or more other atoms by chemical bonds to form chemical compounds such as molecules. The ability of atoms to associate and dissociate is responsible for most of the physical changes observed in nature and is the subject of the discipline of chemistry. The idea that matter is made up of discrete units is a very old
Atom Bank Atom Bank Atom Bank is a digital financial company and challenger bank. It provides banking services through a smartphone app. It has no physical outposts. As a smartphone app-based bank, it does not have a traditional online banking outlet, as users must use the application to bank. Atom first secured its banking license in June 2015. The company publicly launched in April 2016. In March 2017 it raised £83 million in venture funding, which brought its total funding to over £200 million. On 9 March 2017, the bank experienced over 5,000 new customer signups in one day, a new record.