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What is the difference between atom and element?

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Atoms are the basic units that all matter is made of.All the matter in the universe is made of tiny particles called atoms
When matter is made of only one kind of atom, it is called an element.Gold, for example, is made of only gold atoms, In the same way, silver is another element which is made of only silver atoms

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