Early scientists believed potash was an element because it could not be broken down further by known chemical processes at the time. It was later discovered to be a compound of potassium, oxygen, and other elements.
Scientists initially thought lime was an element because it could not be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical means. It was later discovered that lime is actually a compound of calcium and oxygen, known as calcium oxide.
Sir Humphry Davy isolated the element potassium in 1807 by using electrolysis to extract it from caustic potash (potassium hydroxide).
The heaviest man-made element is Oganesson (Og), with an atomic number of 118. It is a synthetic element that was first synthesized in 2002 by Russian and American scientists. Oganesson is highly unstable and has a very short half-life, making it difficult to study.
I don't think it exists
Scientists estimate that chemical evolution, the process by which life emerged from prebiotic molecules, likely took place over millions to billions of years on early Earth. The exact timing is difficult to pinpoint due to limited geological evidence, but it is believed to have occurred gradually over a long timescale.
I think it is ability to make tools
Uranium is only the last natural element. We know many artificial transuranic elements.
false
Scientists initially thought lime was an element because it could not be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical means. It was later discovered that lime is actually a compound of calcium and oxygen, known as calcium oxide.
Sir Humphry Davy isolated the element potassium in 1807 by using electrolysis to extract it from caustic potash (potassium hydroxide).
there was no oxygen in Earth's early atmosphere.
because they are dumb
The scientists think that Europa can have the life on it.
scientists think that the earths core is made up of mostly iron, and contains smaller amounts of copper nickel.
I think magic is an element.
i think it is an element <<xiexie>>
I think the original goal was the Higgs Boson, but as that may have been found, the scientists will go on looking for other stuff, or possibly confirmation of the the Higgs Field.