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An element is a substance consisting of atoms which all have the same number of protons-i.e. the same atomic number. Elements are chemically the simplest substances and hence cannot be broken down using chemical methods. Elements can only be changed into other elements using nuclear methods. Although an element's atoms must all have the same number of protons, they can have different numbers of neutrons and hence different masses.
an element is a chemical substance which consists of only single type of atoms hence they are pure for example the smallest element is the hydrogen and silver gold platinum are some of the commonly known precious elements each element has an atomic mass atomic number symbol electronic configuration etc