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The elements are the building blocks of all matter. There are 92 natural elements that exist in different concentrations on Earth. Elements form molecules that make up living and non-living things. The periodic table organizes elements into groups based on their properties, such as metals and nonmetals. Atoms are the smallest unit of each element, defined by their number of protons, neutrons, and electrons. While 92 elements exist on Earth, only 21 are essential for life forms. These elements include carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and others needed in large or small amounts. Elements bond to form compounds like water, salt, and carbon dioxide.

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The elements are the building blocks of all matter. There are 92 natural elements that exist in different concentrations on Earth. Elements form molecules that make up living and non-living things. The periodic table organizes elements into groups based on their properties, such as metals and nonmetals. Atoms are the smallest unit of each element, defined by their number of protons, neutrons, and electrons. While 92 elements exist on Earth, only 21 are essential for life forms. These elements include carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and others needed in large or small amounts. Elements bond to form compounds like water, salt, and carbon dioxide.

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THE ELEMENTS OF THE

EARTH
The elements are the building blocks of all matter in the known universe. To date we
have identified 92 natural elements and have used technology to synthesize 20
others. These elements exist in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and / or
biosphere. Together, they form the molecules that make up living and non-living
matter, conduct chemical interactions, and provide the foundation for all of Earth's
natural resources.

The periodic table (Figure 8) organizes the elements into groups and reveals patterns
in their properties. In the periodic table illustrated in figure 8, the elements known as
metals are shaded in light gray-green and those that are not metals in orange; those
that have properties of metals and nonmetals are called metalloids and are highlight
ed in dark green.
The smallest unit of any element is called an atom. The number of protons, neutrons,
and electrons that each type of atom possesses gives each element its unique
properties and determines how it will chemically interact with other elements. They
also determine where each element is placed on the periodic table. The first 92
elements listed in the periodic table are present on Earth in different concentrations.
Many of these elements have properties that make them suitable for sustaining life,
producing useful materials, or supplying energy. Not all 92 elements are necessary
for the metabolism of living organisms. In fact, only 21 are essential to the various
life forms on Earth

Some of these essential elements are necessary in large quantities and serve as the
main components of life. These elements, called macronutrients, include carbon (C),
hydrogen (H +), and oxygen (O2-), and are the elements required in greater
quantities. More than 93% of the plant and animal biomass are made of these three
elements. Other macronutrients include nitrogen (N3-), phosphorus (P3-), potassium
(K +), sulfur (S2-), calcium (Ca2 +), iron (Fe2 +), and magnesium (Mg2 +). These are
required by all life forms, but in amounts less than C, H and O.

Micronutrients, or trace nutrients, are also essential, but only needed in very small
amounts. They generally serve as cofactors, or molecules that aid in chemical
reactions. Among the micronutrients are copper (Cu2 +), zinc (Zn2 +), molybdenum
(Mo), boron (B), sodium (Na +), nickel (Ni) and chlorine (Cl-).

Under Earth's atmospheric conditions, many of the elements are found in a form that
has an electrical charge and are called ions. Ions are electrically charged because
they do not have an equal number of protons and electrons. If an atom has the same
number of electrons and protons, the negatively charged electrons cancel the
positively charged protons and the atom will have a neutral charge. If an atom has
more electrons than protons, it will have a negative charge in general and is called
anions. A cation has more protons than electrons, giving it a positive charge. The
electrical charges that ions possess make it possible for one element to form
chemical bonds with other elements. The chemically combined elements form
compounds, such as water (H2O-, two hydrogen atoms [H], combined with one
oxygen atom [O]), table salt (NaCl), and carbon dioxide (CO2). This tendency to bond
and form more complex molecules has led to the enormous diversity of both living
and non-living forms of matter that we find on Earth.
Element groups share some common properties, for example, one property that
metals have in common is that they are good conductors of electricity, while
nonmetals are poor conductors of electricity. Nonmetals tend to be gaseous under
Earth's atmospheric conditions and are typically ionic and tend to combine to form
molecules. In the example above, two elements, sodium (Na +, a metal cation) and
chloride (Cl-, a non-metal anion), will bond to form salt (NaCl, a neutral charge
molecule).

All natural resources that humans use are made from the same elements that make
up all matter in the universe. Most natural resources, such as trees, water, soil, fossil
fuels, and animals, are made up of many kinds of elements that come together.
Some natural resources, such as iron, copper, silver, and gold, are made from
individual elements found alone in nature.

In the next section we will see how some of the most important elements for life on
Earth are continually available through natural biogeochemical cycles. We will also
see how human development has affected the balance of these cycles and what
potential impact it has on natural systems.

Los pancha maja-bhuta (cinco grandes-elementos), del hinduismo y


budismo temprano son:
 pritiví o bhumi (tierra).

 ap o yala (agua).

 agni (fuego).

 vaiu o pávana (aire o viento).

 akasha (éter)

What are the seven elements of nature?


Images that are generated through a dream journey that begins when her cousin
leaves Earth and returns to it through his thoughts, accompanying her in constant
dialogue where together they cover the themes of the seven elements (which are
part and all of the Universe and from to the essence of our being): Earth

Water, Fire, Earth and Air are the 4 Elements of Nature and can be defined as the
archetypal energies that have their effect on our being, our consciousness and way
of understanding the world. Although the elemental kingdoms are actually 5: Water,

Fire, Earth, Air and Ether (spirit).

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