how many elements do we know?
There are almost 120 known elements. For example, you are made up of billions of billions of atoms but you probably won't find more than 40 elements (types of atoms) in your body. Chemists have learned that over 95% of your body is made up of hydrogen (H), carbon (C), nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus (P), and calcium (Ca).
Home Science Howmanyarethere 28 March 2011 4536 Views. There are 118 known chemical elements as of 2011.First element on the periodic table is Hydrogen the latest one is Ununoctium. The table contains 118 chemical elements whose discoveries have been confirmed. The first 94 are found naturally on Earth, and the rest are synthetic elements that have been produced artificially in particle accelerators.