This document discusses elements and the structure of atoms. It describes how elements are made of atoms that cannot be broken down further through ordinary laboratory processes. Atoms contain subatomic particles including protons, neutrons, and electrons. The atomic number of an element equals its number of protons, while the mass number equals the total of protons and neutrons. Elements are arranged in the periodic table according to their atomic structure. The periodic table is divided into metals and nonmetals, with metalloids located between them. Isotopes are atoms of the same element that differ in their number of neutrons.