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What Matter Is Made Of

Elements are the building blocks of matter. An element is a substance made up of only one type of . One element cannot be easily into another element. Elements cannot be broken down into smaller materials with different . The properties of a small or large piece of an element are the . All elements are organized into a(n) table according to their properties. Gold, silver, and oxygen are all . Some elements, such as californium, are named after the where they were discovered. Each element has a shorthand , with the first letter always capitalized.