technetium
Yes, some of the short lived, heavy elements have only been made by artificial means.
Artificial Elements can only be made by synthesisation in a lab (by firing an atom at a projectile). Wheras natural elements can be found naturally.
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The name technetium comes from the Greek word that means "artificial." A link can be found below.
94 natural elements and 14 artificial elements
Artificial elements.
Artificial means that it does not occur naturally. If something is artificial it is manmade.
In particle accelerators.
Actinides group, transuranic elements, metals, artificial elements
"Artificial transmutation" is a nuclear reaction induced in laboratory, its man made. Artificial radioactivity is a radioactive disintegration phenomenon supported by artificial isotopes.
94 non-artificial, 24 artificial and 118 in all (2012 data)
Aurum. Means " shining dawn. ''