Australian Scientists Confirm Existence of Element 117

Most of the naturally-occurring elements have already been discovered, but that does not mean that new elements cannot be created - only that they are too unstable to exist for a long time.  Australian scientists recently reported creation of a new, super-heavy element. The first 98 elements on the Periodic Table occur naturally, although some of them only in traces. The other 19 - created in sophisticated laboratories - are extremely unstable and last only moments before decaying...

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