Written on September 3, 2009 – 11:16 am | by admin |

This is essential in understanding the mysteries behind nuclear force, nuclear force which holds the protons and the neutrons together is hte same force released during an atomic bomb explosion. Product of collision to learn more about atoms scientist use accelerator facilities that enable different protons to collide with each other. The man made element ununoctium is a product of the collision between atoms and calcium has an atomic weight of 118.

So far it is the element with the highest number of protons in a nucleus. Protons are used because their number defines the element as well as thie atomic weights. New element can created by establishing new protons limits, the heviest isotope is yet unknown for most element with the exeption of the eight lightest element. But the NSCL has contributed with is discovery of magnesium and aluminum isotopes, this break through is important for several reason.