Chemical element
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| Tap: The periodic cairt o the chemical elements. Below: Examples of certain chemical elements. Frae left tae richt: hydrogen, barium, capper, uranium, bromine, an helium. |
A chemical element is a speshies o atoms haein the same nummer o protons in thair atomic nuclei (that is, the same atomic nummer, or Z).[1]
References
- ↑ IUPAC (ed.). "chemical element". International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. doi:10.1351/goldbook.C01022.