On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Bruce Moomaw wrote:
> On Dec 2, 2002, James McEnanly wrote:
> > Is there a stable plutonium isotope?
>
> Nope -- the highest atomic-number element to have any stable isotopes is
> bismuth (# 83).
According to the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics,
the most stable Pu isotopes
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From: "Robert J. Bradbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Europa Icepick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Plutonium is the latest superconductor
> It isn't clear to me whether it has been determined that all
> of [Pu's] isotope
On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Bruce Moomaw wrote, in response to my comments:
> > It isn't clear to me whether it has been determined that all
> > of [Pu's] isotopes are superconducting. I would doubt it.
>
> Actually, I imagine all Pu isotopes are superconducting, [snip]
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I was
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