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Yes, I've already included in the post #20pinball1970 said:
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Apologies and noted.A M said:Yes, I've already included in the post #20
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According to what phyzguy said, there is no universally agreed-upon definition of what constitutes "naturally occurring". So why is it still being used?PeterDonis said:Also, most of the naturally occurring deuterium and lithium in the universe
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A M said:According to what phyzguy said, there is no universally agreed-upon definition of what constitutes "naturally occurring". So why is it still being used?
By "naturally occurring" in that particular post, I just meant "not made by humans in a reactor or other high-energy experiment".
Yes, there is no universally agreed upon single definition, but it's usually not difficult to figure out what is meant by the term given the context.
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So how many known elements are "naturally occurring"? All of them?PeterDonis said:Yes, there is no universally agreed upon single definition
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A M said:So how many known elements are "naturally occurring"? All of them?
This has already been discussed ad nauseam in the thread. I don't see the point of rehashing it.
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