SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -When a substance contains only one type of atom, it is called an element. Each element has a special name and unique properties that are different from all the rest of the elements. All known elements are organized on a chart called the periodic table of elements.

Detailed explanation-2: -(A-tum) The smallest part of a substance that cannot be broken down chemically. Each atom has a nucleus (center) made up of protons (positive particles) and neutrons (particles with no charge). Electrons (negative particles) move around the nucleus.

Detailed explanation-3: -A substance that cannot be broken down into chemically simpler components is an element. Aluminum, which is used in soda cans, is an element. A substance that can be broken down into chemically simpler components (because it has more than one element) is a compound.