Question

A substance that is composed of only one type of atom is called a n

Answer 1

a substance that is composed of only one type of atom is called an element

Answer 2

A substance that is composed of only one type of atom is called an "element".

• An element or, a chemical element, can be defined as a substance that could not be decomposed further into a simpler substance by ordinary or usual chemical processes.
• It can be further said also, that an element is a substance containing only a single type of atom, and is the purest form of matter.
• Thus, an "element" is simply a substance that is composed of only one type of atom.

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