Jun 232009
According to ScienceDaily, scientists have discovered a new chemical element. It’s the heaviest element on the periodic table and is going to be the 112th element!
I have to wonder though – what are we going to do with this element? Where is it found in the universe? It obviously isn’t a man-made element – we produced or discovered it rather than creating it.
I wish I knew more about chemistry.
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Also, I made a few typos that I noticed as I hit published. The biggest is that out=our in the 4th line. Sorry.
So. The way it works is that the lead and zinc nuclei had to combine in order to form this new element. We did this on earth in a particle accelerator. In the universe, there is very little natural lead or zinc. If this element were to exist anywhere at all in the universe besides out lab, it would be in turbulent conditions of a super nova. Now, if I remember correctly, this new element was really unstable and broke apart almost instantly. Therefore, it is even more unlikely that we would see this element in nature. The thing that sucks about the really heavy elements is their instability.
Hope this helps.
Ben (The physics PhD guy from the picnic a few weekends ago.)
Also, I made a few typos that I noticed as I hit published. The biggest is that out=our in the 4th line. Sorry.
So. The way it works is that the lead and zinc nuclei had to combine in order to form this new element. We did this on earth in a particle accelerator. In the universe, there is very little natural lead or zinc. If this element were to exist anywhere at all in the universe besides out lab, it would be in turbulent conditions of a super nova. Now, if I remember correctly, this new element was really unstable and broke apart almost instantly. Therefore, it is even more unlikely that we would see this element in nature. The thing that sucks about the really heavy elements is their instability.
Hope this helps.
Ben (The physics PhD guy from the picnic a few weekends ago.)
Also, I made a few typos that I noticed as I hit published. The biggest is that out=our in the 4th line. Sorry.
So. The way it works is that the lead and zinc nuclei had to combine in order to form this new element. We did this on earth in a particle accelerator. In the universe, there is very little natural lead or zinc. If this element were to exist anywhere at all in the universe besides out lab, it would be in turbulent conditions of a super nova. Now, if I remember correctly, this new element was really unstable and broke apart almost instantly. Therefore, it is even more unlikely that we would see this element in nature. The thing that sucks about the really heavy elements is their instability.
Hope this helps.
Ben (The physics PhD guy from the picnic a few weekends ago.)
hey, i was talking about this in your video wasn’t i?
hey, i was talking about this in your video wasn’t i?
hey, i was talking about this in your video wasn’t i?
If it really is the 112th element of the periodic table, it’s Ununbium: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ununbium
For the probability of Uub existing in our universe: Common estimate says that there are about 10E80 atoms in our universe (please correct me if I’m wrong), so I guess that there is a chance >0 that at least some atoms of Uub were created. At black holes, quasars, super-/hypernovae, whatever…
All I know for sure is that this universe is the most beautiful, intriguing place I can imagine!
Thanks ben! So… we’re not sure that this element exists anywhere outside the lab?
If it really is the 112th element of the periodic table, it’s Ununbium: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ununbium
For the probability of Uub existing in our universe: Common estimate says that there are about 10E80 atoms in our universe (please correct me if I’m wrong), so I guess that there is a chance >0 that at least some atoms of Uub were created. At black holes, quasars, super-/hypernovae, whatever…
All I know for sure is that this universe is the most beautiful, intriguing place I can imagine!
Thanks ben! So… we’re not sure that this element exists anywhere outside the lab?
If it really is the 112th element of the periodic table, it’s Ununbium: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ununbium
For the probability of Uub existing in our universe: Common estimate says that there are about 10E80 atoms in our universe (please correct me if I’m wrong), so I guess that there is a chance >0 that at least some atoms of Uub were created. At black holes, quasars, super-/hypernovae, whatever…
All I know for sure is that this universe is the most beautiful, intriguing place I can imagine!
Thanks ben! So… we’re not sure that this element exists anywhere outside the lab?