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Could someone please remove some of the templates added in this diff [1], which seem to be questionably relevant to the article. Specifically please could the {{ Abiogenesis timeline}} be removed, as this article has little to do with the origin of life, Could the {{ Industries}} be removed because I don't see how any of the links in it are relevant, and could the {{ Diatomic elements}} template be removed because it duplicates the contents of the article and I don't see why sorting out diatomic elements is relevant here. Thank you. 192.76.8.91 ( talk) 12:25, 16 September 2023 (UTC) reply

@ Newone: as the editor who added these templates, any thoughts? Bestagon ⬡ 03:02, 20 September 2023 (UTC) reply

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 22:02, 7 October 2023 (UTC) reply

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

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

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

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