Chemical synthesis typically draws on the roughly 90 elements found in nature and transforms them into fantastic things, which serve all imaginable needs of humankind. However, there are more than just these 90 elements in the periodic table. The synthesis of the heaviest elements, one atom at a time, is discussed here.
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Düllmann, C.E. The synthetic elements at the end of the periodic table. Nat Synth 1, 105–106 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-022-00027-2
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