Particle accelerator

A particle accelerator is a machine designed to speed up atoms before colliding them together to create new elements with a large mass

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Why are There Gaps in the Periodic Table?

Gaps in the periodic table were first used by Dimtri Mendeleev when he could not find an element to fit the patterns of the groups and periods he was using. Mendeleev knew there would be undiscovered elements so used these gaps to prompt other scientists to start looking for them.

Radioactivity and the Decay of Nuclei

Radioactivity is a property of a number of elements in the periodic table where their nuclei break down and release particles such as alpha, beta and gamma particles.

The Actinides of the Expanded Periodic Table

The Actinides also known as the actinoids are a set of elements in the final period of the periodic table from elements 89 to 103. They are a series of radioactive elements with similar properties.