What an element is
Integrated Science · Grade 8 · about 40 minutes
A substance made of only one kind of atom, and how many of them there are.
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- 7 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
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- Symbols that come from Latin
- What a word equation shows
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