Multiple Choice
Which element has the chemical symbol 'Ag'?
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2. Atoms & Elements
Periodic Table: Element Symbols
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How many elements are currently recognized on the modern periodic table?
A
92
B
118
C
104
D
120
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Understand that the question asks for the total number of elements currently recognized on the modern periodic table.
Recall that the periodic table includes all known chemical elements, starting from Hydrogen (element 1) up to the heaviest elements that have been discovered and confirmed.
Note that the number 92 corresponds to naturally occurring elements (up to Uranium), but the periodic table also includes synthetic elements beyond that.
Recognize that the modern periodic table officially includes elements up to element 118, which have been synthesized and confirmed by scientific research.
Therefore, the correct answer is the total count of these elements, which is 118.
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