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In regards to chemistry, an element is a substance that is composed of one type of atom only. The atoms of each element are unique to that element alone. These atoms vary in number of protons, electrons and neutrons. Examples are oxygen, carbon, gold, argon, etc. Elements come together to form molecules which comprise other substances. Water for example, is the combination of 2 atoms of the element hydrogen and one oxygen atom. Thus why we call it H2O.

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