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   element

   /ˈɛlɪm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. an essential or characteristic part of something abstract: "the death had all the elements of a great tabloid story" Similar componentconstituentpartsectionportionpiecesegmentbitfactorfeaturefacetingredientstranddetailpointmemberunitmoduleitemessentialrare:integrand
   • ▪ a small but significant amount of a feeling or quality: "it was the element of danger he loved in flying" Similar tracetouchhintsmatteringsuspicionsoupçon
   • ▪ the rudiments of a subject: "legal training may include the elements of economics and political science" Similar basicsessentialsprinciplesfirst principlesfoundationsfundamentalsrudimentsinformal:nuts and boltsABC
   • ▪ a group of people of a particular kind within a larger group: "the younger elements in the party are opposed to the move"
   • ▪ (in church use) the bread and wine of the Eucharist.
   • ▪ an entity that is a single member of a set.
   • 2. each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically interconverted or broken down into simpler substances and are primary constituents of matter. Each element is distinguished by its atomic number, i.e. the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms.
   • ▪ any of the four substances (earth, water, air, and fire) regarded as the fundamental constituents of the world in ancient and medieval philosophy.
   • ▪ a person's or animal's natural or preferred environment: "he was raised in Hawaii and the sea is his natural element" Similar natural environmentfavoured environmentfamiliar territoryterritoryhabitatmediummilieuspherefielddomainrealmcircleresorthaunt
   • 3. strong winds, heavy rain, or other kinds of bad weather: "there was no barrier against the elements" Similar the weatherthe climatemeteorological conditionsatmospheric conditions/forcesthe windthe rainstorms
   • 4. a part in an electric kettle, heater, or cooker which contains a wire through which an electric current is passed to provide heat.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting fundamental constituents of the world or celestial objects): via Old French from Latin elementum ‘principle, rudiment’, translating Greek stoikheion ‘step, component part’.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_chemical_elementsList of chemical elements - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · 118 chemical elements have been identified and named officially by IUPAC. A chemical element, often simply called an element, is a type of atom which has a specific number of protons in its atomic nucleus (i.e., a specific atomic number, or Z).

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AtomAtom - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · An atom consists of a nucleus of protons and generally neutrons, surrounded by an electromagnetically bound swarm of electrons. The chemical elements are distinguished from each other by the number of protons that are in their atoms. For example, any atom that contains 11 protons is sodium, and any atom that contains 29 protons is copper.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CarbonCarbon - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Carbon (from Latin carbo 'coal') is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent —meaning that its atoms are able to form up to four covalent bonds due to its valence shell exhibiting 4 electrons. It belongs to group 14 of the periodic table. [16]

5. www.britannica.com › science › waterWater | Definition, Chemical Formula, Structure, Molecule, &...

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   3 days ago · Water, substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. It is one of the most plentiful of compounds and has the important ability to dissolve many other substances, which was essential to the development of life.

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6. www.britannica.com › science › lead-chemical-elementLead | Definition, Uses, Properties, & Facts | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Lead, a soft, silvery white or grayish metal in Group 14 (IVa) of the periodic table. Lead is very malleable, ductile, and dense and is a poor conductor of electricity. Known in antiquity and believed by the alchemists to be the oldest of metals, lead is highly durable and resistant to corrosion.

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7. www.britannica.com › science › siliconSilicon | Element, Atom, Properties, Uses, & Facts | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Silicon, a nonmetallic chemical element in the carbon family that makes up 27.7 percent of Earth’s crust; it is the second most abundant element in the crust, being surpassed only by oxygen. Learn more about the characteristics, distribution, and uses of silicon in this article.

8. sciencenotes.org › rare-earth-elementsRare Earth Elements - Science Notes and Projects

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   4 days ago · The rare earth elements are a group of transition metals, found mainly in the first row below the periodic table (the lanthanide series), plus scandium and yttrium. Despite the name, these elements are fairly abundant in the Earth’s crust. However, they do not occur in pure form in nature but do occur together as compounds in minerals.