Copernicium 101: The Relativistic Heavyweight and the Island of Stability

From its synthetic birth in a collider to the hunt for stable isotopes, Copernicium tests the boundaries of chemistry. We’ll unpack its discovery, its fleeting existence, and how relativistic effects might reshape its behavior—possibly a noble metal, maybe a noble gas in disguise. Plus, the tantalizing island of stability that could someday unlock longer-lived superheavy elements, and the science, drama, and curiosity driving this frontier.

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