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The heaviest element yet?

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Researchers claim to have seen an element with an atomic number of 122, but some are sceptical.

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  1. Marinov, A. et al. Preprint at http://arxiv.org/abs/0804.3869 (2008).

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Brumfiel, G. The heaviest element yet?. Nature (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.794

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