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Japanese Scientists Produce Element 113
Third Position writes "The most unambiguous data to date on the elusive 113th atomic element has been obtained by researchers at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-based Science (RNC). A chain of six consecutive alpha decays, produced in experiments at the RIKEN Radioisotope Beam Factory (RIBF), conclusively identifies the element through connections to well-known daughter nuclides. The search for superheavy elements is a difficult and painstaking process. Such elements do not occur in nature and must be produced through experiments involving nuclear reactors or particle accelerators, via processes of nuclear fusion or neutron absorption. Since the first such element was discovered in 1940, the United States, Russia and Germany have competed to synthesize more of them. Elements 93 to 103 were discovered by the Americans, elements 104 to 106 by the Russians and the Americans, elements 107 to 112 by the Germans, and the two most recently named elements, 114 and 116, by cooperative work of the Russians and Americans. With their latest findings, associate chief scientist Kosuke Morita and his team at the RNC are set follow in these footsteps and make Japan the first country in Asia to name an atomic element."
Hellokittium
If you watch the video of the element decay, you'll be dead within a week.
Was it found at Fukishima Daichii?
Too soon?
Silence is a state of mime.
Such elements do not occur in nature and must be produced through experiments involving nuclear reactors or particle accelerators...
So what you're saying is that they are unable to obtain any... mmm?
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Element 115, for example, can be bombarded with protons to create element 116.... which is unstable and immediately decays, releasing antimatter. This antimatter is used in a total annihilation reaction to fuel the spacecraft.
I was thinking maybe, "Anime-nium"
Given that the scientist's last name is Morita, I figured they call it Moratorium, although with a name like that it might be a while before he discovers another one.
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Can we get it to form a compound with Barium? I'd love to be able to order a sample of FooBarium.
It should clearly be called Bukkakium. I'm sure the name will soon be splashed all over the news.
Don't call him a Boron. It's not his fault he's a little slow.
Hentainium
Given that the scientist's last name is Morita, I figured they call it Moratorium, although with a name like that it might be a while before he discovers another one.
Better than karatekidium.
My sister opened a computer store in Hawaii. She sells C shells by the seashore.
There will never be an element called MPAAium, since no element (or particle, for that matter) known to man has a half life that comes even close to the effectuve duration of copyright on "Steamboat Willy".
Protons might be close but they'll probably come up short.
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