I'm really confused about the difference between an atom and an element, can anyone help ?

There are 118 kinds of elements found on the periodic table. Each has a distinct number of protons in its nucleus. An atom is the smallest piece of an element that you can have. Some elements are diatomic, they form molecules such as O2, N2, H2, F2, Cl2, Br2, I2 You can have 1 atom of an element. or 1 atom of another element.

yes, a single atom is also an element. It is an atom of an element. What makes different elements is the way the Atom is put together. Each element has a different arrangement of electrons, protons and neutrons in the atoms of that element. On a huge scale, pretend a strawberry is an atom. Pretend a Lemon is another atom. They are put together differently so they are different elements. It doesn't really matter how many atoms you have of each, as they will still be the same atoms, just lots of them.

There are 118 kinds of elements found on the periodic table. Each has a distinct number of protons in its nucleus. An atom is the smallest piece of an element that you can have. Some elements are diatomic, they form molecules such as O2, N2, H2, F2, Cl2, Br2, I2 You can have 1 atom of an element. or 1 atom of another element.