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pgk pgk	20/11/2020 08:38:09
2661 forum posts 294 photos	The theory here is that there may be a range of superheavy isotopes that remain stable and possibly further stable electron shells well beyond the range of elements currently known to exist naturally. Indeed the failure to find them may just be due to such a low incidence. Perhaps one could speculate on their availability in peculiar regions of the cosmos where space-time and gravity are distorted? Link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_stability pgk
Ady1	20/11/2020 09:33:53
6137 forum posts 893 photos	...and the first guy to make these isotopes is lauded as a hero... ...and then the government puts the Hiroshima bomb into a matchbox... plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
old mart	20/11/2020 17:53:12
4655 forum posts 304 photos	That type of bomb is not made from stable isotopes.
Martin Kyte	20/11/2020 18:14:50
3445 forum posts 62 photos	Handy for working scale governors though. regards Martin
pgk pgk	20/11/2020 22:24:44
2661 forum posts 294 photos	I wonder if one can speculate/extrapolate to another stable electron shell and a whole new slew of stable elements with novel properties....?
Andrew Tinsley	20/11/2020 22:55:21
1817 forum posts 2 photos	As a physicist I have been waiting for 30 years to see if the Island of Stability becomes fact, If it does, then the new elements will be radioactive but half lives may be expected to be measured in years or even greater, The relative stability of this probable island, depends on the construction of the nucleus, not the electron orbitals associated with the nucleus. Andrew.

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