How You Distinguish between an atom and an element?
October 20th, 2008
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What’s the difference between an atom and an element?
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A atom is a concept, which has a structure consisting of nucleus with has protons and neutrons in it, and is surrounded by electrons in discrete energy levels that are described by the size and complexity of the atom.
An element is a PARTICULAR atom. It has a fixed number of protons, electron, and neutrons, as well as isotopes.
So any atomic structure can be an element, but only one element can exist with a particular atomic structure.
An Atom is the smallest part of an Element that keeps all its properties. A Element is 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.
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