Abstract
Elements heavier than uranium don’t exist naturally on Earth. Researchers make these massive elements at the end of the periodic table by smashing smaller atoms together in particle accelerators. These experiments create just a handful of short-lived atoms, but researchers around the world can still investigate the chemical properties of the superheavy elements. Future experiments might yield longer-lived isotopes to help researchers probe new superheavies, elements that could challenge our knowledge of chemistry and even the periodic table itself. Join Speaking of Chemistry as we charter a tour toward this possible island of stability to learn how scientists working with elements at the end of the periodic table perform superheavy chemistry and what they hope to find out. Watch the episode at cenm.ag/islandofstability.
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