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Jimtaff
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When the heaviest elements such as element 118 (Oganesson) are created, the production is described as a a collision of an ion projectile (eg calcium-48) with a target atom (eg californium 249). Does this collision result in an atom of oganesson before the decay to 116 (Livermorium) or is it just an ion or a nucleus that is created? If it is a complete atom, how long does it take the electron cloud to form? Does this then take a finite time to settle into its electon configuration? What do we know of the resulting configuration?