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Matter - Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Element - Basic building blocks of matter; composed of chemically identified atoms.
Atoms - Smallest unit of an element; composed of subatomic particles.
Understanding the Chemistry of Human life:
Over 90% of the human body is composed of only four elements:
Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen.
Subatomic Particles Charge Atomic Mass Unit (AMU)
Proton +1
Neutron 1
Electron -1
Protons and neutrons make up the nucleus. While electrons orbit around the nucleus.
Atomic
Symbol
Atomic
Number
Atomic Mass
Atomic Number - Number of protons within the nucleus of one atom.
*Each element has its own unique atomic number.
Atomic Mass - Sum of the protons & neutrons.