Element
Key Stage 3
Meaning
An element is an object made of only one type of atom.
About Elements
- There are over 100 different elements.
- An element can be as little as one atom or could be trillions of identical atoms.
- If there are any other types of atom in an object it is not an element.
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| Gold is an element made of Gold Atoms. | These lumps of Sulphur are made of only Sulphur atoms. |
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| This piece of Boron is made of only Boron atoms. | A diamond is made of only Carbon atoms making it pure carbon. |