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The island of stability
Nuclear shell theory predicts a region of relatively long-lived superheavy nuclei. The heaviest elements made so far, up to oganesson with 118 protons, lack enough neutrons to reach it. Nobody yet has a way to make the neutron-rich isotopes the island requires.
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