Chapter 9

Question 1

1. Describe the synthesis methods for transactinide elements

Answer 1

Question 2

2. What are the challenges scientists are facing when preparing and studying the chemical properties of the transactinide elements?

Answer 2

Question 3

3. How can the transactinide elements be separated from the target and be identified?

Answer 3

Question 4

4. What are the perspectives of extending the periodic table beyond element 118? Are there theoretical constraints that limit the maximum number of possible elements?

Answer 4