Element

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Type of atom distinguished from other types by the number of protons found in its nucleus.

Different Elements have different chemical properties and to understand chemistry you have to understand the properties of the different Elements.

Some of the elements that are relevant in biology are listed below:

Figure legend: Shown are hydrogen (H), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), chlorine (Cl), and potassium (K) along with their associated atomic numbers.