What is the scientific definition for the word element?

Answer 1

!!A pure substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means!!

Answer 2

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A substance composed of atoms having an identical number of protons in each nucleus. Elements cannot be reduced to simpler substances by normal chemical means.

Answer 3

An element is a particle that contains only one type of atom.

Also, that atom contains a certain amount of protons for it to be that atom (eg Carbon can only contain 6 protons or it would be another element).

Answer 4

An element is considered the simplest organization in nature. Usually it will occur as a molecule - a small grouping of identical items.

In physics, an element is a substance that contains the same number of protons in each of it's nuclei. For example, Boron atoms have 5 protons in their nucleus whilst potassium atoms have 20.

Answer 5

Elements are substances which are not composed of a combination of other, more elementary substances; they are the simplest substances that exist in chemistry, from which all other substances are made.

Answer 6

Element:a substance in which all atoms are alike

Answer 7

A chemical element is a substance that cannot be broken down by chemical means

Answer 8

A substance composed of atoms having an identical number of protons in each nucleus. Elements cannot be reduced to simpler substances by normal chemical means.

Answer 9

A substance that cannot be split chemically into smaller substances.

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Answer 10

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