Manmade element number 117 has been confirmed by Russia!! This new element is made by combining Calcium-48 and Berkelium-249. It has been theoretically identified as a Halogen.
Full text can be read here: http://www.iflscience.com/chemistry/new-element-confirmed
Questions:
1. Refer to the Periodic Table. Is Calcium-48 an isotope? Why?
2. What group is the new element in?
3. Suggest a reason why elements with proton numbers above 99 need to be synthetically made and not found in nature.
Full text can be read here: http://www.iflscience.com/chemistry/new-element-confirmed
Questions:
1. Refer to the Periodic Table. Is Calcium-48 an isotope? Why?
2. What group is the new element in?
3. Suggest a reason why elements with proton numbers above 99 need to be synthetically made and not found in nature.