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   ocr: Element A. SUBSTANCE that contains only one type ofatom AN ELEMENT cannot be broken down into any simpler substance by chemical means. Oxygen gas, for example, - isan element because it contains only oxygen atoms. Wateris not - an element because it 1S made up - ofboth hydrogen and oxygen atoms.