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Atom: The smallest unit of each of the more than 100 known elements and different basic
types of material either in natural or artificial made. All the atoms that make up a particular
element have the same nuclear charge and the same number of electrons and protons. Atoms
of some elements may differ in mass when the number of neutrons in the nucleus are
different (the atoms are called isotopes). Compound: A substance composed of atoms and
molecules formed by the chemical reaction of two or more elements. The molecules of new
compounds have properties very different from the properties of the elements that make up
the compound. An example is when two molecules of diatomic hydrogen (2H2) combines
with one molecule of diatomic oxygen (O2) to form two molecules of water (2H2 O), which
has no native properties of the two substances. Allotropes: An allotrope is formed when the
element or compound that exists in more than one form. Carbon is an example of an element
found in a variety of forms (eg, carbon black, graphite, and diamond). Oxygen has three
allotropes: monatomic or nascent oxygen