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Element Type of Substance
ELEMENT: Substance that can’t be decomposed (broken down) 1. Single atoms of an element
Example: K (potassium), or O (oxygen), or C (carbon) Six single atoms of one element (K)
OR
2. Pairs of the same type of element.
Example: I2, which means pairs of iodine atoms
Four pairs of atoms of the same element (4 pairs of K2)
(All of the elements are listed on Reference Table, p. 6.)
I wish I could be an element. Then I wouldn’t break down in Chemistry class!
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