elements

Question 1

what are elements

Answer 1

• Atoms make up elements
• There are 118 different known atoms. 91 of these are found naturally on earth. The remaining 27 elements can only be made in the laboratory
• A large amount of the same type of atoms together form an element. E.g. iron, gold , oxygen, xenon

Question 2

where are the elements (list)

Answer 2

• A list of all these elements is called the periodic table
  o There each element is name and has a chemical symbol, along with some other information