Why are carbon and copper classified as elements

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Physics

Jaxon Whitaker

15 October, 13:56

Why are carbon and copper classified as elements

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Riya Arellano · Answer 1

Elements are made up of the same type of atom and are classified by the number of protons they contain.

Ernest Campbell · Answer 2

Elements are classified according to the number of protons they contain.

carbon has 6 protons and 6 electrons and 6 neutrons.

copper has 29 electrons, 29 electrons and 34 neutrons.

an element is a " kind " of atom. There are over hundreds of them.

anyways they are are elements because they are all made up of the same type of atoms!

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