cientists have discovered and synthesised an entirely new isotope of the highly radioactive element uranium, but it might last only 40 minutes before decaying into other elements. The new isotope, uranium-241, has 92 protons and 149 neutrons. While the atoms of a given element
Scientists discover the first ‘neutron-rich’ isotope of uranium since 1979
May 11, 2023
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