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There are 92 elements that exist in nature*. Every heavier element has decayed before our time.

Of course, there are more elements in the Periodic Table, but they are all synthetic elements-they were made in a laboratory. Theoretically, there is no limit on how heavy an element could become-you can always add a proton to the nucleus. However these synthetic elements exist only for a fraction of a second and only in particle accelerators. There are currently 115 known elements, 112 of which have been confirmed and are named (or in the process of being named).

*If you extend the term "nature" to other planets and stars, than you will occassionally find more elements.

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