How are we continuing to discover new chemical processes? Should we not have tried all combinations of one column or period? What factor allows us to constantly find more efficient elements or processes?

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How are we continuing to discover new chemical processes? Should we not have tried all combinations of one column or period? What factor allows us to constantly find more efficient elements or processes?

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There are about a hundred elements, but there are millions of known compounds, all with their own properties. So there are trillions and trillions of further possible combinations.

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