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Heaviest Element Synthesized

omninerd.com — Element 118, the heaviest element that is temporarily dubbed Ununoctium, has been indirectly detected via collisions of Californium and Calcium atoms. This comes following a claim of discovery in 1999 and a subsequent recall two years later.

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  • evirus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1making chemical elements is hit and miss, for the most part the heavier elements made with colliders are so unstable that they essentialy fall apart in a vary vary short amount of time, which explains why its only been indirectly detected. this is due to not having the right number of protons neutrons and electrons, currently the best we can do is shoot too atoms at eachother and hope they stick essentialy.

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