Definition & Meaning of "chemical element"in English

Chemical element

any of the simple chemical substances that consist of atoms of only one type, such as gold, oxygen, carbon, etc.

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

chemical elements

Examples

Hydrogen is the lightest chemical element and is found in many compounds.

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