When you go looking for new elements, you already know how many protons they are going to have. It's a matter of finding the new element, making it, or detecting decay products that could only have come from the new element. This is a tricky process because the higher atomic weight elements are difficult to produce and very, very short-lived. It's rare for new elements to be discovered, so I'm excited that a team of Russian and American scientists report that they have created 6 atoms of element 117. Atoms of the new element were produced by firing atoms of calcium (atomic number 20) at a berkelium target (atomic number 97) to produce atoms with 117 protons.
At this time, no 'real' name for element 117 has been proposed, so you can call it element 117 or by its placeholder name, ununseptium (which means 117). Names are proposed for elements only after their existence has been confirmed by a second source. The New York Times has more details about the discovery or you can read the report of the element's production in Physical Review Letters.
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Why not just take element 116 and throw hydrogen at it to make 117? and etc.
116 is too radioactive to have enough time to throw hydrogen at it.
i don’t think that’s enough reason to call it authentic.i believe tests should be done and one should be told if its radioactive or not and so on.i am with u Frederick,we can also take any other two and combine.
Well, considering that the researchers slammed together literally millions of atoms of calcium and berkelium and produced a grand total of six atoms of UUS, and considering the fact that 116 has a very short half-life (as well as being extremely rare), I don’t think your idea is too workable.
Dat’s good,discoveries are ok.but can we know the importance of the element 117.God I wish I were also given d oppurtunities 2make new discoveries
I think its fabulous that we can create elements. But, how does this aid us as a species. Those Russian scientists are obviously very able in the fields of chemistry and physics. Surely their talents could be better applied.
That’s great to hear. i wish i would have also got some oppurunity to be a part of this invention.
yep……….
I was waiting to hear abot this element which made a hole in the periodic table.
hearty congratulations to the team……….
thats a good discovery.. why cant a element is discovered for medical uses just like for HIV and all
its a great news.
im intrested to know more about it.
I was waiting to hear abot this element which made a hole in the periodic table.
thank you
well the lets see how many more element be found
what’s the use of it?..
besst wishes for the team
how is that true..? Thats another element will be added in our critical study…
why not send an collision using 114 going together with anouther 114 after all its unstable already wouldn’t it stick better?