What does a Gram Negative stain show? - Stains the background of bacteria - The dye does not stick to the specimen, instead settles around its boundaries, creating a silhouette
A chemical element is a pure substance which is composed of a single type of atom, characterized by its particular number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms, known as the atomic number and represented by the symbol Z. The mass number is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus.
Broader definitions of chemicals or chemical substances can be found, for example: the term 'chemical substance' means any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including â (i) any combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of a chemical reaction or occurring in nature.