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plunki t1_j5vvtdk wrote

This is how most heavy, non-naturally occurring elements on the periodic table were made! Here is a great video on the history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5WT22-AO8

It is far too costly to make more than a few atoms of the heaviest elements and they don't last for long.

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