How can i make a new atom?

Question

I need to know for science fair!! I want to get first prise so i can join the army!

Ima D

Answer 1

matter can neither be created nor destroyed

Answer 2

You can't. Not without a particle accelerator at least I would imagine.

That's why the periodic table is the way it is and not growing like crazy. Atoms are atoms. They are building blocks for molecules which can be made, but you need to know a LOT about chemistry to create something new.

btw....you can just go to the recruitment center to join the army. The vast majority aren't rocket scientists.

Answer 3

I do admire the "can do" American spirit,

Answer 4

There is a method of creating new atoms, but if you want to be able to do it you may need some specialised equipment.

Firstly you need a giant bag to capture matter around a black hole, (the birthplaces of the proton). Once you have this you will need a particle accelerator, and probably around 5 gigawatts energy to power it. Put the protons into the particle accelerator and hey presto! Your very own complex atoms!

Have fun.  

Answer 5

Do you mean a new atom of an already existing element, or an atom of a previously unknown element? If the former, all you need to do is get some protons and some electrons together, and hydrogen will form. If, however, you mean to create a new element, it can't be done. All of the elements from atomic number one up to around 113 are already known, and any science fair entrant surely knows that fractional atomic numbers are impossible, because you can't have a fraction of a proton in the nucleus. You can have any whole number between 1 and 113, but not, say, 86 and a third.

Answer 6

Take a piece of a naturally-radioactive meterial (Uranium, Radium or Plutonium, for example), put it in an airtight container and wait some time. Radioactive decay produces new atoms by nuclear fission.

Answer 7

Buy a nuclear reactor