Will we discover a new element by the year 2500
Will we discover a new element by the year 2500
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I was always curious if people would think that a new element would be discovered or not in this millennia.
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We’ve “discovered” 5 new elements since 2000. Most only exist for a nanosecond and are created smashing unstable elements together.
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