Synthetic Elements by Alex Roo and Meara What

Synthetic Elements 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: 98 4. 2 million year half-life

Some other Synthetic Elements are. . . Promethium (61) 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 Californium Americium

Naming the Elements: Famous Scientists Einsteinium Curium Seaborgium 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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