Chemical element

id: chemical-element-166-12795862
title: Chemical element
text: A chemical element is a chemical substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical reactions. The basic particle that constitutes a chemical element is the atom. Elements are identified by the number of protons in their nucleus, known as the element's atomic number. For example, oxygen has an atomic number of 8, meaning each oxygen atom has 8 protons in its nucleus. Atoms of the same element can have different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, known as isotopes of the ele
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description: Chemical substance not composed of simpler ones
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_element
date created: 2001-10-07T19:01:31Z
date modified: 2024-08-30T02:14:52Z
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