what is an element
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An element is a substance whose atoms all have the same number of protons: another way of saying this is that all of a particular element's atoms have the same atomic number. Elements are chemically the simplest substances and hence cannot be broken down using chemical reactions.
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An element is a substance that is made up of entirely from one type of atom.
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✴Matter is ultimately composed of elements.
✴A substance that cannot be split into simpler substances by chemical means is called an element.
✴For example , hydrogen , nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, iron and copper are elements.
✴Elements are represented by symbols.Thus, hydrogen is represented by the symbol H , oxygen by O etc.
✴It cannot be broken down by simple physical means either.
✴The symbol of an element consists of either the first or the first and one more letter of the English or Latin name of the element
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