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Superheavy element 118 is discovered
ScienceDaily ^ | 10/16/06 | UPI

Posted on 10/16/2006 6:10:03 PM PDT by annie laurie

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To: Dreagon
What good is it if it can't even exist in nature?

Well, elements above 92 (and #43) don't exist in any quantity in nature, but #94, Plutonium, can be used in nuclear power plants or to blow the h3ll out of things.

21 posted on 10/16/2006 6:25:20 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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To: SIDENET

Is that radioactive? lol


22 posted on 10/16/2006 6:25:24 PM PDT by darkangel82 (Higher visibility leads to greater zottability.)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

Teddy's emitting more than alpha particles.


23 posted on 10/16/2006 6:26:18 PM PDT by Rockitz (This isn't rocket science- Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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To: annie laurie

My wife's biscuits(aka Ship Anchors)are the heaviest element in the galaxy.


24 posted on 10/16/2006 6:26:21 PM PDT by crazyhorse691 (Diplomacy doesn't work when seagulls rain on your parade. A shotgun and umbrella does.)
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To: annie laurie

So what is it that makes some gasses Noble and some not so much? Is it good breeding?


25 posted on 10/16/2006 6:27:01 PM PDT by Caramelgal (Too annoyed right now for a tagline. Check back later.)
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To: Billthedrill

lol! That's priceless.


26 posted on 10/16/2006 6:28:14 PM PDT by visualops (artlife.us)
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To: Billthedrill

Managerium must be related to Governmentium.


HEAVIEST ELEMENT DISCOVERED - Governmentium
>
> A major research institution has recently
announced the discovery of the
heaviest chemical element yet known to science.
The new element has been
named "Governmentium". Governmentium has 1
neutron, 12 assistant neutrons,
75 deputy neutrons, and 11 assistant deputy
neutrons, giving it an atomic
mass of 312. These 312 particles are held
together by forces called morons,
which are surrounded by vast quantities of
lepton-like particles called
peons. Since governmentium has no electrons, it
is inert. However, it can
easily be detected as it impedes every reaction
with which it comes in
contact. A minute amount of governmentium has
been shown to cause one
reaction to take over 4 days to complete, when it
would normally take less
than a second.
>
> Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2 to 4
years; however, it does not
decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in
which a portion of the
assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange
places. In fact,
governmentium's mass will actually increase over
time, since each
reorganization causes some morons to become
neutrons, forming isodopes.
>
> This characteristic of moron-promotion leads
some scientists to speculate
that governmentium is formed whenever morons
reach a certain quantity in
concentration. This hypothetical quantity is
referred to as "Critical
Morass".
>
> You will know it when you see it.
>


27 posted on 10/16/2006 6:29:09 PM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon Liberty, it is essential to examine principles, - -)
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To: annie laurie

I believe that until it is actually named they will follow the usual temporary naming convention and call it "Unumoctium"!


28 posted on 10/16/2006 6:33:59 PM PDT by Vinnie_Vidi_Vici
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To: annie laurie
Element 118 is expected to be a noble gas that lies right below radon on the periodic table of elements.

But could they win a Nobel prize for it?

29 posted on 10/16/2006 6:34:26 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: annie laurie

Super-heavy element 114 is predicted to be stable if accompanied with 184 neutrons (114 protons, 184 neutrons).

All these other super-heavy elements will have a half-life of milliseconds. The way protons and neutrons line up in the atomic nucleus determines the half-life and the latest theories are that the atomic nucleus has a ring structure much like electrons have ring structure.

No one has been able to produce this 114 element with atomic weight of 298 yet but it is predicted to be the island of stability (lasting for more than an hour or more.)


30 posted on 10/16/2006 6:36:32 PM PDT by JustDoItAlways
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To: Caramelgal
"So what is it that makes some gasses Noble and some not so much?"

Noble gases like helium, argon and xenon have complete outer electron orbits and therefore don't react with other elements (more accurately, rarely don't).

The temporary name for Element 118 is Ununoctium; I propose we call it Karlroveium.
31 posted on 10/16/2006 6:37:37 PM PDT by decal (Building a wall on the border is like treating lung cancer with cough syrup.)
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To: decal

Will Karlroveium do a more efficient job of destroying levees? Steering hurricanes? Altering voting machines?


REID MUST RESIGN!!!!!!!


32 posted on 10/16/2006 6:40:45 PM PDT by shankbear (Al-Qaeda grew while Monica blew)
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To: annie laurie

Is there a known practical purpose for wanting to produce elements 120 and heavier?


33 posted on 10/16/2006 6:45:16 PM PDT by Savage Beast (9/11 was never repeated thanks to President Bush and his expert--and ATTENTIVE--leadership!)
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To: Savage Beast
Is there a known practical purpose for wanting to produce elements 120 and heavier?

How about for constructing a chair to withstand 1 HT load? (you know, a Helen Thomas load) :)

34 posted on 10/16/2006 6:48:06 PM PDT by rit
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To: annie laurie
Tom Lehrer singing "The Elements". It's a 3700K QuickTime file, so it will take a while to load.
35 posted on 10/16/2006 6:52:56 PM PDT by TChad
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To: darkangel82

Yes, we have been known to work with radios. If fact, I have a two-way radio on my desk now.

Get back to work!


36 posted on 10/16/2006 7:06:12 PM PDT by irishtenor (We survived Clinton in the 80s... we can survive her even when her husband is gone.)
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To: annie laurie

Element 118 is pretty boring. I suggest the name "migrainium"...


37 posted on 10/16/2006 7:08:58 PM PDT by Migraine (...diversity is great (until it happens to you)...)
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To: shankbear

Maybe element 119 can be Conservium. It nukes leftists on sight.


38 posted on 10/16/2006 7:12:05 PM PDT by darkangel82 (Higher visibility leads to greater zottability.)
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To: annie laurie
Perhaps this is the unobtainium my scientist brother is always talking about...
39 posted on 10/16/2006 7:15:24 PM PDT by babygene
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To: GladesGuru

That is so HILARIOUS! Totally made up for the crummy day I had. :-) !!!


40 posted on 10/16/2006 7:24:43 PM PDT by Aria (Terri: Do not ask for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee)
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