The basic chemical properties of the 99th element einsteinium are revealed for the first time

Original source: Science and Technology Daily

According to a report on the "Nature" website, American researchers have revealed for the first time the basic chemical properties of einsteinium, one of the most mysterious and heaviest elements in the periodic table.

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Researchers from the University of California Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory created 233 nanograms of pure einsteinium samples and conducted the first experiment since the 1970s, thus discovering some basic chemical properties of the element.

The researchers measured the chemical bond length of einsteinium (the average distance between two bonded atoms), which is a basic chemical property that can help scientists predict how it will interact with other elements.

Compared with other actinides, the luminous ability of einsteinium when exposed to light is also very different.

Einsteinium is generated by bombarding the target element curium with neutrons and protons to create heavier elements.

However, the purpose of the reaction is to produce californium, and a very small amount of einsteinium is just a by-product of the reaction.

The new research makes it easier to create einsteinium in the future, and it is expected that einsteinium can be used as the target element to create heavier elements.

　　Einsteinium-254 will decay into Berberium-250, which emits harmful gamma rays.

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　　Among the many chemical elements, radioactive elements have fascinated many scientists due to their magical properties.