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Shouldn't 118 have been the pinnacle of the island of stability? It's a noble element...
by jsonscripter 17y ago
Shouldn't 118 have been the pinnacle of the island of stability? It's a noble element...
- ars 17y agoThe electron cloud is noble (i.e. all filled shells/layers). But the nucleus has it's own shells, and those are the ones that need to be filled for it to be stable. However not as much is known about the nucleus shells, how many in each level, etc. Read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_shell_model http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_shell_model