“Empty cells” of Mendeleev Periodic Table
On the occasion of the 155th anniversary of Mendeleev Periodic Table, Alexander Karpov, FLNR Scientific Secretary told in the interview to the Science and Life journal how and what for it is necessary to fill in Mendeleev Periodic Table and what role JINR plays in the process.
- How and what for to synthesize new elements if all those that scientists could find on Earth have already been discovered?
- How many more elements is it possible to discover and if it will be possible to synthesize them all?
- Why will the synthesis of elements 119 and 120 be more complicated, what is “the Island of stability” and what hopes did the SHE Factory give to researchers?
- Of what practical use will the research results be?