What is the difference between atoms and elements?

What is the difference between atoms and elements? Get ready for an imperfect analogy. Imagine going to an ice cream store. Let's say they have 30 different flavors of ice cream. Those are elements, the things I have available from which to build my dessert. read more

Get ready for an imperfect analogy. Imagine going to an ice cream store. Let's say they have 30 different flavors of ice cream. Those are elements, the things I have available from which to build my dessert. The smallest amount of ice cream the store will sell to me is a scoop. This is an atom. read more

For instance, atoms that make up hydrogen all have one proton, and atoms that make up helium all have two protons. Some elements form isotopes, which are atoms with the correct number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. read more

Elements vs Atoms. Chemistry has taught us many things, and the basics of it has taught us about the things that matter consists of, with lots of terms to be understood, for example: Atoms, elements, substances, molecules, compounds, etc. read more