Open questions on chemistry in the synthesis and characterization of superheavy elements

Superheavy elements are ideal for furthering our understanding of relativistic effects and how they affect physicochemical properties of heavy elements. In this comment, the author discusses the role of chemistry in the synthesis of new elements before addressing the future challenges concerning the...

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Main Author: Patrick Steinegger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Communications Chemistry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00529-8
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spelling doaj-19f2325fe14a4d149f5e68e60875a8282021-06-13T11:06:35ZengNature Publishing GroupCommunications Chemistry2399-36692021-06-01411410.1038/s42004-021-00529-8Open questions on chemistry in the synthesis and characterization of superheavy elementsPatrick Steinegger0Laboratory of Radiochemistry, Paul Scherrer InstituteSuperheavy elements are ideal for furthering our understanding of relativistic effects and how they affect physicochemical properties of heavy elements. In this comment, the author discusses the role of chemistry in the synthesis of new elements before addressing the future challenges concerning the chemical characterization of superheavy elements.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00529-8
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