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I’m a little disappointed the article didn’t talk about why they are skipping 119.
by gjsman-1000 2y ago
I’m a little disappointed the article didn’t talk about why they are skipping 119.
- lightedman 2y agoIt still hasn't been synthesized, as far as we know of. Not even a single atom.
- madcaptenor 2y agoThere are Reasons why even-numbered elements are slightly more stable (although frankly I don't understand them). If you look at the recent timeline (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_chemical_elements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_chemical_elements) 112, 114, 116, 118 were all discovered before 113, 115, 117.
- munificent 2y agoI'm not enough of a physicist to understand the article, but this Wikipedia page talks about why even numbers of protons and neutrons are more stable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Even_and_odd_atomic_nuclei https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Even_and_odd_atomic_nuclei