{"id":59975,"date":"2020-11-25T11:05:50","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T11:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=59975"},"modified":"2023-09-18T07:01:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T07:01:37","slug":"element","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/element\/","title":{"rendered":"Element"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A substance consisting of only one kind of atom.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A basic simple chemical substance which cannot be broken down into simpler substances.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Simplest chemical form, in which only one kind of atom is contained (e.g., oxygen).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A substance which cannot be decomposed by the ordinary types of chemical change, or made by chemical union. An atom is the smallest particle of an element.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In chemistry, a substance that cannot be separated into substances different from itself by ordinary chemical processes. 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There are 110 named elements, plus others yet to be fully characterized and named.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The simplest form of chemical matter; an element cannot be broken down into a simpler substance without a loss of identity.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A group of atoms characterized by having the same atomic number.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-gzbkk-79elbk h-full dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-gzbkk-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-29\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The fundamental component of which something is comprised. In the realm of chemistry, it refers to a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances through regular chemical processes and is composed solely of atoms of a single type.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A substance consisting of only one kind of atom. A basic simple chemical substance which cannot be broken down into simpler substances. Simplest chemical form, in which only one kind of atom is contained (e.g., oxygen). A substance which cannot be decomposed by the ordinary types of chemical change, or made by chemical union. 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