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Sniffing out the mystery chemistry of superheavy atoms
Remember the periodic table from your high school classroom? The table orders elements by how the valence electrons in their atoms are arranged. However, quantum physics calculations predict that in elements with atomic number greater than 103, the electrons are … Continue reading
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Tagged berkelium, dubnium, FIONA, flerovium, gas chromatography, gas-filled separator, holmium, livermorium, magnetic rigidity, Periodic Table, physical chemistry, radioactive decay, rutherfordium, special theory of relativity, superheavy elements, valence electrons
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Atoms within atoms
It’s a matter of some irony that forces that act across larger distances also give rise to lots of empty space – although the more you think about it, the more it makes sense. The force of gravity, for example, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bose-Einstein condensate, bosonic gas, electrons, integer spin, inverse square law, laser excitation, neutrons, Rydberg atom, Rydberg polaron, Serge Haroche, strontium, subatomic particles, subatomic physics, valence electrons
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