Chemistry GCSE
Element
What Element means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Element
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Reference: AQA
A substance that contains only one type of atom.
Topics that use Element
- Atoms, elements and compounds (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Balanced chemical equation
- Balanced equation
- Chemical change
- Chemical symbol
- Decomposition reactions
- Endothermic
- Exothermic
- Fixed composition and atom ratios
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