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Ununquaternium or Eka-Lead

Atomic Number:

114

  Atomic Symbol:

Uuq (temporary)

Atomic Weight:

?

  Electron Configuration:

?

 

Officially unnamed

Element 114 has a 30-second half-life, which is much longer than element 112's. This is evidence of the �island of stability� that was predicted to occur around element 114 (where the combination of protons and neutrons would combine to make a stable structure). 

A beam containing 48Ca  was aimed into a  244Pu target  to make this atom.

 

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