> the pure substance we observe that is made up entirely of one type of [[Atom]]
- atomic number defines element, & is based on number of [[Protons]]
- artificial elements (man-made), don't last very long
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### Hydrogen
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- [[Hydrogen]]
### Alkali Metals
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- [[Lithium]]
- [[Sodium]]
- [[Potassium]]
- [[Rubidium]]
- [[Cesium]]
- [[Francium]]
### Alkaline Earth Metals
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- [[Beryllium]]
- [[Magnesium]]
- [[Calcium]]
- [[Strontium]]
- [[Barium]]
- [[Radium]]
### Transition Metals
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- [[Scandium]], [[Titanium]]
- [[Vanadium]], [[Chromium]]
- [[Manganese]]
- [[Iron]]
- [[Cobalt]]
- [[Nickel]]
- [[Copper]]
- [[Zinc]]
- [[Yttrium]]
- [[Zirconium]], [[Niobium]]
- [[Molybdenum]], [[Technetium]]
- [[Ruthenium]], [[Rhodium]]
- [[Palladium]]
- [[Silver]]
- [[Cadmium]]
- [[Hafnium]]
- [[Tantalum]], [[Tungsten]]
- [[Rhenium]], [[Osmium]]
- [[Iridium]]
- [[Platinum]]
- [[Gold]]
- [[Mercury]]
- [[Rutherfordium]], [[Dubnium]], [[Seaborgium]]
- [[Bohrium]], [[Hassium]], [[Meitnerium]]
- [[Darmstadtium]], [[Roentgenium]], [[Copernicium]]
### Lanthanides
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- [[Lanthanum]], [[Cerium]], [[Praseodymium]]
- [[Neodymium]], [[Promethium]], [[Samarium]], [[Europium]]
- [[Gadolinium]],. [[Terbium]], [[Dysprosium]], [[Holmium]]
- [[Erbium]], [[Thulium]], [[Ytterbium]], [[Lutetium]]
### Actinides
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- [[Actinium]], [[Thorium]], [[Protactinium]]
- [[Neodymium]], [[Neptunium]], [[Plutonium]], [[Americium]]
- [[Curium]], [[Berkelium]], [[Californium]], [[Einsteinium]]
- [[Fermium]], [[Mendelevium]], [[Nobelium]], [[Lawrencium]]
### The Boron Group
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- [[Boron]]
- [[Aluminum]]
- [[Gallium]], [[Indium]]
- [[Thallium]], [[Nihonium]]
### The Carbon Group
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- [[Carbon]]
- [[Silicon]]
- [[Germanium]], [[Tin]]
- [[Lead]], [[Flerovium]]
### The Nitrogen Group
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- [[Nitrogen]]
- [[Phosphorus]]
- [[Arsenic]], [[Antimony]]
- [[Bismuth]], [[Moscovium]]
### The Oxygen Group
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- [[Oxygen]]
- [[Sulfur]]
- [[Selenium]], [[Tellurium]]
- [[Polonium]], [[Livermorium]]
### The Halogen Group
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- [[Fluorine]]
- [[Chlorine]]
- [[Bromine]]
- [[Iodine]], [[Astatine]], [[Tennessine]]
### Noble Gases
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- [[Helium]]
- [[Nebula]]
- [[Neon]], [[Argon]]
- [[Krypton]], [[Xenon]]
- [[Radon]], [[Oganesson]]
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