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

Commun Chem

Laboratory of Radiochemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, Switzerland.

Published: June 2021

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 chemical characterization of superheavy elements.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9814703PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00529-8DOI Listing

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