How New Superheavy Elements Can Be Uniquely Identified
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 12:40
in Physics & Chemistry
How do you find a new element, like the recently discovered superheavy chemical element 115? Elements beyond atomic number 104 are referred to as superheavy elements and are produced at accelerator laboratories and generally decay after a short time. Initial reports about an element with atomic number 115 were released from a research center in Russia in 2004 but their indirect evidence was insufficient for an official discovery. read more