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Atomic species of which 118 are currently known (94 naturally occurring and 24 produced artifically).
Chemical elements, in one sense of the term, refers to species or types of atoms and, in another sense of the term, refers to chemically pure substances each composed of atoms solely of a single species or type.

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A definition or brief description of Chemical elements.

Chemical elements, in one sense of the term, refers to species or types of atoms and, in another sense of the term, refers to chemically pure substances each composed of atoms solely of a single species or type.