like the chemistries of other superheavy elements,
has been predicted based on the properties
of the elements above it in the periodic table;
possibly like iridium, rhodium, and cobalt,
possibly a noble metal in the platinum group;
however, meitnerium is the lightest element
whose chemistry has not been tested.
Hypothetical metal
It would be a heavy metal
but the longest-lived isotope
has a half-life of 7.6 seconds.
Creating and keeping enough of it
would be impractical or impossible.
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I would be worth my weight in gold
if I were sufficiently practical.
I would be strong as John Bunyan
if I didn’t dislike exercise.
The math for the production and decay of the first meitnerium is simple arithmetic.
Bismuth-209 plus iron-58 minus one neutron equals meitnerium-266.
Meitnerium-266 minus one alpha emission is bohrium-262,
since an alpha emission is one helium nucleus (two protons and two neutrons).
The math for the production and decay of the first meitnerium is simple arithmetic. Bismuth-209 plus iron-58 minus one neutron equals meitnerium-266. Meitnerium-266 minus one alpha emission is bohrium-262, since an alpha emission is one helium nucleus (two protons and two neutrons).
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