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The reason why there are more minerals than the number of elements is because minerals are not made up of a single element only. They are made of more than one elements and in some case a combination of elements .

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In the periodic table which column contains the elements which were discovered most recently?

The latest confirmed element discovered was Livermorium, 116Lv, in 2000. Ununseptium is not officially credited as "discovered" by the IUPAC/IUPAP Joint Working Party, but it is the most recently synthesized element, made in 2010.


Which 3 elements form no known compounds?

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What is 2000 degrees Celsius equal to in Fahrenheit?

2000 degrees Celsius is equal to 3632 degrees Fahrenheit.


Would copper be a solid liquid or gas at 2000 degrees C?

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What does Uuq stand for on the periodic table of elements?

Uuq was the temporary name for the element now known as Livermorium (Lv). Livermorium is a synthetic element with the atomic number 116. It was first synthesized in 2000 by scientists at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna, Russia, and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.