I read about scientists creating new heavy elements such 117 and that the properties of such exotic elements are mostly unknown because the scientist have just microseconds before they decay. Would it be at all possible to bond some new molecule with the heavy atom and some other appropriate...
I actually think I understand the concept; and you're right, the extent of my knowledge in any real science is mostly 80% PR articles. It's only recently that I've picked up a textbook again. Thank you guys for putting so much time into my questions. Really.
How similar are electrons and...
"Just for future reference, you are not talking about "accelerators" but rather "particle COLLIDERS"."
- So accelerators do nothing but accelerate atoms or particles? Just to see how fast? I will have to research it later, thank you for the clarification.
"The interesting particles all decay way too fast to store them." - do you happen to know why or how it actually decays? And into what exactly, if not a proton/neutron? You would think smashing any atom would leave you with nothing but hydrogen at the end(single protons), but I assume the...
I have no concept of how the smashing of atoms plays out having never seen actual video, (would there even be a visible flash?), but my question is I guess is why is collecting the broken pieces of atoms difficult? Could the collision not occur in a magnetic field strong enough to contain the...