Recent content by Geir19

I have always known that humans have 46 chromosomes, but recently someone told me that we have actually 47 chromosomes. He said we have 46 nuclear chromosomes and one mitochondrial chromosome. Is this true?! Is this mitochondrial genetic information a real chromosome or does it differ in...

I am sorry Astronuc. I wasn't commenting on what you said as being negative. I thank you for the information you provided.

Thanks for the ideas and for clarifying things up. I understand that it's highly unlikely that there are more isotopes for Iron than those already discovered. I cannot truly understand why but I got some negative reactions from some ppl here. There is knowledge that I want to communicate...

I suggest there is no more than what has been already discovered. There are 28 ones plus 6 high-spin isotopes.

Is it true that it's Benjamin Franklin who in 1747 discovered the plus and minus of electrical charge?!? Is the year 1747 of any significance for the discovery of electricity at all?!

I have checked Wikipedia and the National Nuclear Data Center and it looks like Iron (Fe) has 28 isotopes. There are 6 additional isotopes that come under the main ones (such as 52mFe under 52Fe) making the total of 34. My question is if there is any possibility that someday more Iron isotopes...