How Many Chemical Elements Can You Name? 1 in 5 Americans Can't Name One.
When you purchase through links on our site , we may make an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it work . Time for a science refresher form ? One in 5 Americans ca n’t name a unmarried constituent onthe Periodic Table . Most Americans survey ( 59 percent ) could n’t name more than 10 elements of the 118 that grace the Periodic Table . This may have been a event of the way the question was asked : Americans probably do have a go at it many elements ' names ( goldis one ; so are other home name calling like silver , tin , tip , atomic number 8 , helium and calcium ) , but may not realize that they are , in fact , elements ....