Further reading

•Robert Siegfried (2002), From elements to atoms: a history of chemical composition, American Philosophical Society, ISBN 978-
0-87169-924-4

External links
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 compound can be converted to a different chemical composition by interaction with a second chemical compound via a chemical
reaction. In this process, bonds between atoms are broken in both of the interacting compounds, and new bonds formed.

In chemistry, an element is a pure substance which cannot be broken down by chemical means, consisting of atoms which have
identical numbers of protons in their atomic nuclei. The number of protons in the nucleus is the defining property of an element,
and is referred to as the atomic number (represented by the symbol Z).[1] Chemical elements constitute all of
the baryonic matter of the universe.

In total, 118 elements have been identified. The first 94 occur naturally on Earth, and the remaining 24 are synthetic
elements produced in nuclear reactions. Save for unstable radioactive elements (radionuclides) which decay quickly, nearly all of
the elements are available industrially in varying amounts.