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This sentence is confusing since it implies that atoms can have more than one atomic number. FROM: This is in contrast to chemical compounds and mixtures, which contain atoms with more than one atomic number.

TO: Ben said.This is in contrast to chemical compounds and mixtures, which contain more than one type of atom with different atomic numbers. CrazyCat138 (talk) 02:41, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done – I've changed it to ... atoms with different atomic numbers because "more than one type" appears redundant to "different atomic numbers" in the proposed replacement. Tollens (talk) 04:28, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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By 1914, eighty-seven elements were known, all naturally occurring.(See Timeline of chemical element discoveries) The remaining naturally occurring elements were discovered or isolated in subsequent decades, and various additional elements have also been produced synthetically, with much of that work pioneered by Glenn T. Seaborg.

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By 1914, eighty-seven elements were known, all naturally occurring. (See Timeline of chemical element discoveries). The remaining naturally occurring elements were discovered or isolated in subsequent decades, and various additional elements have also been produced synthetically, with much of that work pioneered by Glenn T. Seaborg.

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By 1914, eighty-seven elements were known, all naturally occurring (see Timeline of chemical element discoveries). The remaining naturally occurring elements were discovered or isolated in subsequent decades, and various additional elements have also been produced synthetically, with much of that work pioneered by Glenn T. Seaborg.

Jiminy Cricket the Third (talk) 23:17, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done VQuakr (talk) 23:29, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Isotopes

Isotopes are mentioned in multiple sections but there is nothing about them in the lead. I think that should be rectified. Praemonitus (talk) 05:10, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Boyle section rewrite

Rewrite needed of the Boyle section; it's like 75% blockquotes. Quotes should be limited in their usage, as discussed at MOS:QUOTATIONS. VQuakr (talk) 18:44, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

AutoTOC

On “Category:Wikipedia categories named after chemical elements”, i removed “{{CatAutoTOC}}” on the grounds that it is unnecessary; the category has well under 200 subcategories in it, so all members of the category are easily visible at the same time. Okay? Solomonfromfinland (talk) 19:00, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]