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Should Neutron Stars be Added to the Periodic Table? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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https://jabde.com/2024/08/10/should-neutron-stars-be-added-to-the-periodic-table/

I say yes, entirely because it's hilarious

A figure of the periodic table with proposed element "Rx" atomic number 10^56. The proposed element's square is separated from the rest of the table by a vertical double-arrow labeled "10^37 lightyears (not to scale)". A figure label reads "Figure 2: A representative diagram of a periodic table incorporating element 10^56."
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

The width of each row increases exponentially with their number.

Doesn't it only increase quadratically?

Since surface area of a sphere grows quadratically with radius ...

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    The number of solutions to the Schrodinger equation of the atom increases exponentially with the main quantum number.

    Our current periodic table is already huge. People break the last lines down into a set of disjoint lines that have about the same width as the main table.

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