ELI5: Is it theoretically possible to find new chemical elements? Submitted by wansifu2 t3_zy8f3y on December 29, 2022 at 3:44 PM in explainlikeimfive 18 comments 0
OccludedFug t1_j24co2n wrote on December 29, 2022 at 3:57 PM Elements are defined by the number of protons they have, and nuclei become very unstable when they get too large, say over a hundred protons. "New elements" would be possible under different physics, maybe; otherwise, there aren't really any "new elements." Permalink 1
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