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- Number of Natural Elements
I always thought there were 92 natural elements, ending with atomic number 92 Uranium. However, I read where 94 are considered natural, to wit, 93 Neptunium and 94 Plutonium. Yet, the latter two need to be synthetically prepared. How can they be considered natural?
Was 94 always the accepted number of natural elements?
With the exception of 43 Technetium, all the elements above 92 Uranium are synthetic.
Was 94 always the accepted number of natural elements?
With the exception of 43 Technetium, all the elements above 92 Uranium are synthetic.