New Element Could Be Added to Periodic Table
- 11 years ago
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have published evidence that suggests the existence of a new super heavy element numbered 115 on the periodic table.
No matter how much we learn about our world, there'll always be more to know.
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have published evidence that suggests the existence of a new super heavy element numbered 115 on the periodic table.
It is reportedly very radioactive and only exists for a split second before it starts breaking down into lighter atoms.
Dirk Rudolph, a professor from Lund University, who led the research said: “This was a very successful experiment and is one of the most important in the field in recent years.”
The researchers were able to create the element by smashing calcium atoms into atoms of another element called americium.
After forming, the element disappeared in a flash of measurable radiation that showed 115 protons at its center.
Russian researchers had previously discovered the 115 element in 2004, and the latest research from Lund University confirms the same findings.
But members from the committee of international unions of pure and applied physics and chemistry must review the results of the studies before it can be officially recognized as a new element.
No matter how much we learn about our world, there'll always be more to know.
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have published evidence that suggests the existence of a new super heavy element numbered 115 on the periodic table.
It is reportedly very radioactive and only exists for a split second before it starts breaking down into lighter atoms.
Dirk Rudolph, a professor from Lund University, who led the research said: “This was a very successful experiment and is one of the most important in the field in recent years.”
The researchers were able to create the element by smashing calcium atoms into atoms of another element called americium.
After forming, the element disappeared in a flash of measurable radiation that showed 115 protons at its center.
Russian researchers had previously discovered the 115 element in 2004, and the latest research from Lund University confirms the same findings.
But members from the committee of international unions of pure and applied physics and chemistry must review the results of the studies before it can be officially recognized as a new element.