(Marked in Fig. 1 by a shorter bar). The rest of about 45 elements are found in small quantities in nature and they are more or less of scientific interest, the decorative stones of the universe ...

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Earliest inner solar system planetesimals shaped the inventory of moderately volatile elements in terrestrial planets.

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The main reason for the molecule falling apart is that a lot of the heavier elements are not stable. Oganesson, which is number 118, has a half-life of 0.7 milliseconds. Number 116, livermorium ...