Chemistry: Atoms and elements. having trouble figuring out how to find out what element these atoms represent any help will be apreciated.

Elements are types of atoms that have a unique number of protons. In fact, from left to right, the periodic table is arranged by the number of protons that each element contains. oms make up matter. An atom is the smallest unit of matter that retains all of the chemical properties of an element.

Explanation:

since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.