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Anonymous at Sat, 9 Nov 2024 18:24:46 UTC No. 16468485
Is it possible to create an artificial, new element that will be stable, non-radioactive, and have useful properties? Is there a chance of an element that occurred by itself still remaining undiscovered?
Anonymous at Sat, 9 Nov 2024 18:28:39 UTC No. 16468490
>>16468485
yes, this is conceivable. but we have already tried so we can rule out its an easy task if there is a stable region of nuclei.
Anonymous at Sat, 9 Nov 2024 19:15:13 UTC No. 16468559
There's a chance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islan
Anonymous at Sat, 9 Nov 2024 19:20:14 UTC No. 16468567
nuclear fags hope to find an "island of stability" at atomic weight 9000 or so which for which they cram enough protons and neutrons into the same tiny volume to form a weakly bound confederation of tortured matter lasting long enough for their next grant proposal to come through
Anonymous at Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:35:20 UTC No. 16469005
So once too many protons and neutrons are stuck together with a lot of electrons too trying to cover them in place, they just can't be bound in such a small space? There is a limit, because the attractive nuclear forces can no longer hold on over the cramped masses jostling collisions?
Anonymous at Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:46:34 UTC No. 16469019
>>16468485
99% of artificial elements are useless so if it's possible it's not worth the amount of money spent on research
Anonymous at Sun, 10 Nov 2024 01:01:39 UTC No. 16469045
>>16468485
Any nuke physicists out there? Is it possible that any existing unstable isotopes may be excited into a longer lived meta-stable state?
How hard would it be to just irratiate numerous radioactive elements with broadband gamma rays, then measure their half-lives?
Anonymous at Sun, 10 Nov 2024 02:11:20 UTC No. 16469112
>>16469005
at some point the atom just says fuck you and merges protons and electrons to make neutrons and some extra deadly stuff on the side
you basically just end up with neutron goop
Anonymous at Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:19:27 UTC No. 16469217
>>16469019
Curium would be more useful if only it was easier to make high purity Cm247