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Air, water, plants, and animals are not made of rocks.
Atoms and molecules are not made of rocks, although rocks are made of them.
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∙ 14y agoair, water, plastic
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∙ 16y agoAccording to the cell theory formulated by the German botanist Matthias Schleiden and the German scientist Theodor Schwann, anything that is abiotic (non-living) is not composed of cells (Schleiden and Schwann's cell theory states, "All living things are made of cells.") Hence it follows that if you can rule out that something is living then you can conclude it is not composed of cells. Most non-living things (ignoring viruses and the controversy surrounding their classification as living or non-living) are easily distinguished from living things by the fact that they do not possess all five of the following characteristics requisite for something to be deemed living:
1. Grow and change
2. Reproduce
3. Absorb and utilize energy
4. Capability of death
5. Organic composure Thus by determining what is not living and utilizing Schleiden and Schwann's theory we can find out what is not composed of cells.
Examples of things not composed of cells: a book, a computer, a plastic drinking cup, a pen, a sheet of paper, a rock, a river, a molecule, an atom, etc.
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∙ 14y agoAny material that you encounter on earth is made of an element or some combination of elements. An element is just the name of a substance that contains just one type of atom. An atom is just a specific combination of neutrons, protons, and electrons; atoms/elements are defined in the Periodic Table according to their atomic number, which is the number of protons in their nucleus. So every material you encounter is some combination of electrons, protons or neutrons unless you are encountering some very high energy phenomena.
A material which is not made of elements could be pure electrons. Although close to impossible to isolate (they repel each other so strongly), pure electrons would not be an element. Electricity in a wire would not count because this is just a wire, with some electrons flowing through it and those electrons make up the elements in the wire.
A material which is not made of elements could be a plasma. A plasma from Hydrogen in which all electrons and protons are disassociated may be considered not of an element (although not all plasma's would meet this condition and even then you could still consider this plasma an ionized Hydrogen).
Very high energy phenomena, such as those in particle accelerators and the early universe, create fundamental particles and plasmas which are certainly not elements (like a quark-gluon plasma). There is basically no material that you could encounter and live to tell that tale that is not made up of some combination of elements.
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∙ 15y agoAnything that is not organic. Not organic as in whole foods, but organic as in life. Things like minerals and elements are not comprised of cells.
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∙ 12y agoEverything is made out of elements except sub-atomic parts of an element such as a electron, an protonn, an neutron,...
well, abstruct stuff isn't made of elements... like dreams...
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∙ 12y agoNo atom found in nature or anywhere else is "made of molecules"; instead, molecules are made of atoms!
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∙ 11y agoAll the inert gases are single atoms and not molecules. There are other elements too, gold being one such example.
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Is Molybdenum manmade or does it occur natruly?
Naturally. Cobalt is a natural element, not man-made.It is naturally occuring.
Are water molecules larger than iodine molecules?
No. Iodine molecules are much larger in a molecular scale. This is due to the number of shells (6 shells) that iodine possess, making it an extremely large element, and its existence as I2 in nature makes it even larger. Water is made up of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom, making it relatively smaller in comparison.
Living organisms are made of molecules consisting largely of the element hydrogen nitrogen oxygen phosphorus sulfur and?
carbon
What contains atoms of more than one element?
No, All elements are made up of a single kind of atom. All of the atoms of an element have the same number of protons. The atoms may differ by having more or fewer neutrons but the number of protons determines the kind of atom.
What element of air determines its temperature?
Air is made up of molecules that are always moving randomly, even when there's no wind. Temperature is a measure of the average amount of motion of molecules.
What element was man made and then found in nature?
helium
Is nobelium man made or found in nature?
Nobelium is a man made chemical element.
Is Molybdenum manmade or does it occur natruly?
Naturally. Cobalt is a natural element, not man-made.It is naturally occuring.
What elements are found in nature?
Every element found on the Periodic Table can be found in a natural environment. None are man-made. Only compounds can be man-made.
Is neon found in nature or is it man made?
Neon is a natural element, but is rare on earth. It is mostly found on stars and is abundant in the universe.
Are all living things are made up of organic molecules?
All living things are made up of organic molecules. The carbon element, which is found in all organic molecules, is the basic unit of life.
Does the number of molecules determine what type of element it is?
The element is determined by the number of protons in its nucleus. Since molecules are made up of elements, the number of molecules has nothing to do with determining the element.
What is the element argon made of?
Monatomic molecules
What gas is found in the air which is an element and is made up from molecules containing 2 atoms?
Both oxygen and nitrogen meet this description.
Is argon made of molecules?
No, argon is not made of molecules. Argon is a chemical element, and a sample of it is composed of atoms.
Who discovered this element?
What element are you asking for? Elements can be made by nature or humans.
Is Uranium a man made element?
No, Uranium is naturally occurring. But all elements beyond uranium are man-made.
