Will the Periodic Table Ever Be Complete?

SciShow
Recently, humanity filled the periodic table up to atomic number 118, which nicely rounds out that row. But are we done yet? Have we discovered all of the different elements? And what is an “island of stability?”

Learn about the 4 Newest Elements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9bzQIsQMAI

Learn about Richard Feynman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIJw3OLB9sI

Hosted by: Michael Aranda
———-
Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow
———-
Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters — we couldn’t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Patrick Merrithew, Will and Sonja Marple, Thomas J., Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters, charles george, Kathy & Tim Philip, Tim Curwick, Bader AlGhamdi, Justin Lentz, Patrick D. Ashmore, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Benny, Fatima Iqbal, Accalia Elementia, Kyle Anderson, and Philippe von Bergen.
———-
Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow
———-
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow
Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow
———-
Sources:
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed067p7
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2016/06/four_elements_will_be_added_to_the_periodic_table_here_s_what_you_need_to.html
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja02218a004
http://www.meta-synthesis.com/webbook/35_pt/JCE_PTs_1934_medium.pdf
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-will-we-reach-end-periodic-table-180957851/?no-ist
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Issues/2010/November/ColumnThecrucible.asp
https://books.google.com/books?id=sKwpDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA11
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160115-how-many-more-chemical-elements-are-there-for-us-to-find
https://www.superheavies.de/english/research_program/highlights_element_117.htm.

Image Sources:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RichardFeynman-PaineMansionWoods1984_copyrightTamikoThiel_bw.jpg

Articles You May Like

NASA Artemis II: Counting Down to Our Next Moon Mission
Astronomers Solve the Mystery Behind M87’s Enormous Space Jet​
ESA’s Solar Orbiter Reveals How Magnetic Avalanches Trigger Solar Flares​
Apple Says Gemini-Powered Siri Will Use Private Cloud Compute Ahead of Apple Intelligence Feature Expansion​
CERN Experiments Confirm Early Universe Behaved Like a Near-Perfect Fluid​

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *