Key Concepts The periodic table is a chart containing information about the atoms that make up all matter. An element is a substance made up of only one type of atom. The atomic number of an atom is ...

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Lutetium (Lu) is a rare earth element with atomic number 71. "The ultimate performance of a clock comes down to the properties of the atom -- how insensitive the atom is to its environment.