SyntheticElementsSyntheticElements by Alex, Roo, and Meara
What is a Synthetic Element?
Which Elements are Synthetic? There are currently 28 synthetic elements
Technetium Atomic Number: 43 Atomic Mass Number: million year half-life
Some other Synthetic Elements are... Promethium (6 1) Curium (96) Hassium (108)
Uses of Plutonium explosive in nuclear weapons fuel in nuclear power plants nuclear batteries
Why Make Synthetic Elements? Many have no practical use Made to study properties
Naming the Elements: Places CaliforniumAmericium
Naming the Elements: Famous Scientists EinsteiniumCuriumSeaborgium Element names are often controversial
Island of Stability theoretic super heavy atoms longer half-lives
Nuclear Bombardment -atoms ionized + accelarated
Equation 209 Bi + 54 Cr 262 Bh + n
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