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Are there 1000 different elements in the existence?
No. There are 118 currently known elements, of which 98 exist in nature. The other 20 have only been produced in laboratories. Elements beyond that would be too unstable to exist.
What is the difference between an element and a native element?
Elements can either be synthetic or natural. Synthetic elements are made artificially in laboratories, while natural elements exist in their natural state in nature. Natural elements can further be defined as native elements. These elements exist in their uncombined state.
How many elements have been found to occur in nature?
There are currently 118 elements, ranging from #1 Hydrogen to #118 Ununoctium. Many of the transuranium elements (#93-#118) are synthetic, meaning that the only place they have been found is in a laboratory, thus do not exist in nature. Technetium (#43) and Promethium (#61) are also synthetic.
What are the only element that exist in nature as isolated atoms?
The only such elements are the Noble Gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn) (that is helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon)
What is the smallest unit of element that can exist alone or in combination with other elements?
The smallest unit of life that can exist as a separate entity is a cell.
Active elements that never exist alone in nature are known as what?
diatomic
Why do alkali metals do not exist as stand alone elements in nature?
They are too reactive to remain in a stand-alone form.
Do molecular elements exist in nature?
Yes, The elements hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur are all molecular elements that exist in nature. Due to their reactivity, it is rare to find the halogens and phosphorus in their elemental forms in nature.
How many elements make landforms?
88 different elements exist in nature.
Is the far few materials are elements than are not elements?
Very few elements exist in their free state in nature. The vast majority of them exist as compounds, chemically bonded to other elements.
Is magnesium always alone?
Magnesium doesn't exist in the nature as a pure chemical element.
Are there 1000 different elements in the existence?
No. There are 118 currently known elements, of which 98 exist in nature. The other 20 have only been produced in laboratories. Elements beyond that would be too unstable to exist.
Why most elements not found in the free state in nature?
Most elements are sufficiently reactive so it can not exist in elemental form.
What are the only elements that exist in nature as in uncombined atoms?
The noble gases, gold and platinum.
What is the difference between an element and a native element?
Elements can either be synthetic or natural. Synthetic elements are made artificially in laboratories, while natural elements exist in their natural state in nature. Natural elements can further be defined as native elements. These elements exist in their uncombined state.
Is hyrdrogen active or inert?
Hydrogen is active as it does not exist in an un-reacted form anywhere on earth but exists only as molecules with other elements
Why do metals at the top of the activity series never found in the nature as free elements?
because they are too reactive to exist on their own, they bond with other elements in nature to satisfy their need for electrons
