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World Service,17 Jun 1999,23 mins

Superheavy elements

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The hunt for stable superheavy elements. The island of stability is the prediction that a set of heavy isotopes will temporarily reverse the trend of decreasing stability in elements heavier than Uranium. However such elements tend to be very short lived.

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