How big can an atom get?

Subject: How big can an atom get?

Date: Mon Sep 25 01:31:08 2000
Posted by Isaac Bishop Jr.
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: ITT Technical Institute
City: Troy State/Province: Michigan Country: United States
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 969859868.Ch

Message:


Re: How big can an atom get?
Is there a theoretical maximum size an atom can get?  Is there a limit to
the number of protons, neutrons & electrons an atom can get, before it
becomes a physical impossibility?  For example, would it be impossible to
find or artificially fabricate a substance containing atoms with something
like 2,000 protons & neutrons, and 1,000 electrons?  How many electrons 
can a single atom hold and still be stable?  How many can it hold, if  
unstable?

Re: How big can an atom get?

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